Governors of the Peoples’ Democractic Party (PDP) have expressed their displeasure over the issue of contaminated fuel supplied to Nigerians and urged government to bring perpetrators to account.
The PDP Governor’s Forum in a Communique issued at the end of their meeting in Yenagoa Bayelsa State and read by their Vice Chairman,Governor Okezie Ikpeazu frowned at the duplicity, inconsistency, insincerity of the All Progressive Congress (APC) led Federal Government on the fuel subsidy regime, “which has been badly and corruptly administered”.
The Governors while noting that the figures of consumption ascribed to Nigerians appear fictitious and bloated, called for proper investigation to be conducted on the matter.
The Forum welcomed the Court decision on Police Trust Fund deductions from the Federation Account, a suit at the instance of Rivers State and urged the Federal Government to stop similar unconstitutional deductions from the Federation Account.
The PDP Governor’s Forum called on the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission to expedite action on the new Revenue Allocation formula in such a way as to increase allocation to States and Local Government.
The Forum decried the way and manner the CBN is being run as an alternate government, noting that it is time to streamline its functions and processes to be constitutionally compliant.
It also decried the opaque nature of NNPC operations. They called for accountability and reconciliation of NNPC remittances into the federation account.
As the National Assembly winds down it’s current phase of the Constitution Review exercise, the Forum urged that they revisit the issue of devolution of more powers to the States and Local Governments adding that the opportunity to rejig the framework for policing and securing Nigeria should not be missed.
“To this end, the Forum would set up a Panel of Consultants to have a thorough look at the security architecture of Nigeria and make recommendations”.
