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The federal government has finally released breakdown of the Paris Club Refund distributed so far to 36 States in the country, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
According to the breakdown released by the Federal Ministry of Finance, the governor of Delta state, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa received the sum of N27,606,963,362.46.
The breakdown shows that Delta state received the second highest sum with Rivers receiving the highest sum of N34,925,785,322.06 and Akwa Ibom in the third order, receiving N25,981,255,165.12.
“This fund is strictly for settlement of salary and pensioners stipend,” the Ministry stated in the bulletin announcing the distribution.
The Delta state government had earlier stated it received N14.5 billion in the first tranche, and released documents of how the sum was spent.
However, presently, the Delta state government owes primary schools teachers 6 months salaries, secondary schools teachers 6 months salaries, local government workers 6 months salaries and pensioners 8 months salaries.
Speaking with TheNewsGuru recently on the challenges with States government defaulting on paying salaries, a foremost Delta state Chief, Olorogun Robert Onome, Okpẹ Duke of Esezi Quarters, said the matter has to be addressed properly by the federal government.
“The constitution created this problem,” he said, adding: “I do not know why States governments should get involved in local teachers’ and local government workers’ salaries”.
He said primary schools teachers, secondary schools teachers, local government workers and local pensioners relate more with the local government councils than with the state and the federal governments, and that local councils should be given the autonomy of administration.
Chief Onome went further to urge the FG to pay allocation directly to local governments for local governments to address local administrations directly.
Breakdown of the N516.3 billion Paris Club Refund to 36 States and the FCT
- ABIA – 11,431,531,742.97
- ADAMAWA – 10,257,434,321.63
- AKWA IBOM – 25,981,255,165.12
- ANAMBRA – 12,243,313,404.68
- BAUCHI – 13,755,553,122.51
- BAYELSA – 24,895,696,347.55
- BENUE – 13,709,343,498.51
- BORNO – 14,681,869,730.63
- CROSS RIVER – 12,150,687,893.85
- DELTA – 27,606,963,362.46
- EBONYI – 9,016,166,759.96
- EDO – 12,182,253,184.99
- EKITI – 9,545,673,294.17
- ENUGU – 10,723,578,819.32
- GOMBE – 8,945,755,396.38
- IMO – 14,001,610,365.94
- JIGAWA – 14,215,333,413.52
- KADUNA – 15,443,458,455.1
- KANO – 21,740,390,362.48
- KATSINA – 16,404,261,819.71
- KEBBI – 11,954,998,982.9
- KOGI – 12,055,455,191.6
- KWARA – 10,241,288,653.14
- LAGOS – 16,743,876,266.21
- NASARAWA – 9,102,098,342.24
- NIGER – 14,421,586,309.89
- OGUN – 11,478,749,388.92
- ONDO – 14,007,296,628.57
- OSUN – 12,628,212,681.25
- OYO – 13,315,423,054.25
- PLATEAU – 11,288,158,110.82
- RIVERS – 34,925,785,322.06
- SOKOTO – 12,882,257,093.52
- TARABA – 9,326,607,975
- YOBE – 10,826,206,233.18
- ZAMFARA – 10,884,771,188.99
- FCT – 1,369,735,000.09
TOTAL – 516,384,636,883.81