EXCLUSIVE: Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello, Budgets Millions For Burials
Josiah Oluwole
The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, and his deputy, Simon Achuba, have allocated to themselves a total of N14million for staging burial ceremonies.
This is contained in the 2019 Appropriation Act of the state, a copy of which was sighted by PREMIUM TIMES.
It was however not clear whose burial the funds were allocated for as the subhead did not state further details.
Under the provisions for the state’s Government House, N12million was earmarked for the governor for burial, while the deputy governor got N2million for the same purpose.
An interesting provision was N15million budget for the “Hire of Private Houses.”
Other curious planned expenditures include a provision of N50million for Financial Assistance, whereas different provisions had already been made for donations and financial assistance to different organisations.
For instance, N70million was provided for Donations; N70million for Assistance to Nigerian Legion; N10million to NYSC; N10million to the Less Privileged and N50million to Orphanage Homes.
The deputy governor has N2milllion for the less privileged, N1million for NYSC and another N1million for orphanages.
Speaking on the development, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Onogwu Mohammed, said the budgetary provisions were well scrutinised before they were approved and represented the highest level of prudent management of resources.
He said the funds for burial were meant for financial assistance of families of dead persons within the governor’s office.
The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, and his deputy, Simon Achuba, have allocated to themselves a total of N14million for staging burial ceremonies.
This is contained in the 2019 Appropriation Act of the state, a copy of which was sighted by PREMIUM TIMES.
It was however not clear whose burial the funds were allocated for as the subhead did not state further details.
Under the provisions for the state’s Government House, N12million was earmarked for the governor for burial, while the deputy governor got N2million for the same purpose.
An interesting provision was N15million budget for the “Hire of Private Houses.”
Other curious planned expenditures include a provision of N50million for Financial Assistance, whereas different provisions had already been made for donations and financial assistance to different organisations.
For instance, N70million was provided for Donations; N70million for Assistance to Nigerian Legion; N10million to NYSC; N10million to the Less Privileged and N50million to Orphanage Homes.
The deputy governor has N2milllion for the less privileged, N1million for NYSC and another N1million for orphanages.
Speaking on the development, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Onogwu Mohammed, said the budgetary provisions were well scrutinised before they were approved and represented the highest level of prudent management of resources.
He said the funds for burial were meant for financial assistance of families of dead persons within the governor’s office.
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