The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose for alleging that the Federal Government withheld the state’s monthly allocation.
Accusing Fayose of lying, blackmail and deceit, the APC said it was only Ekiti’s budget support intervention fund that was withheld because of the governor’s alleged lack of transparency and refusal to abide by conditions attached to the facility.
Insisting that Fayose was not telling the truth, the party, in a statement yesterday by its Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatunbosun, urged workers to hold the governor responsible.
Olatunbosun alleged that Fayose diverted the previous bailouts released to the state, saying workers’ welfare was paramount to the Federal Government.
He said: “All the states enjoying the budget support funds signed an agreement to allow the Federal Government monitor and audit the disbursement of this special fund, which is different from statutory monthly allocation from the Federation Account, for salary payment.”