They Dare Not Go There – Osun Commissioner Speaks On Opening Of Accounts With CBN For LGs

The Osun State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, has warned sacked All Progressives Congress, APC, local government officials against approaching the Central Bank of Nigeria for opening of accounts.

Alimi made this warning while addressing members of the Osun Online Publishers Association,OOPA, during a media chat at his office in Abere, on Wednesday.

The commission who noted that the sacked APC chairmen have no constitutional right to unilaterally open account for local governments at the apex bank, said they will be asked to present their people (local government staff).

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Blaze Newz recalls that last week the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, directed council chairmen to approach the CBN for opening of their local government accounts.

Chairmen elected on the platform of PDP who double as Osun ALGON chairman and Secretary, Awotunde Sarafadeen and Lukman Afolabi were the two officials who attended ALGON Southwest Zonal meeting few days ago held in Lagos.

Speaking on this, Alimi said “On the issue of local government documents for opening of accounts as per who is going to do documentation , I can boldly say it that they (APC LG officials) dare not go there, we are running a system, local government chairman is not a signatory to any account in the system .

“The governor you see is not a signatory to any account in the state, he can only approve .

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“When they get there , they will ask for the system, where are your people (local government staff) ? no body dare to put his personal account in government something he will go to prison.”

Blaze Newz gathered prior to the February 22 local government election, the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE ,Osun chapter, directed all it members to stay at home over their safety.

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As at the time of filling this report Osun local government workers are yet to resume back to work in their various council secretariat.