The House of Representatives, yesterday, heard of how the sum of $3.4 billion was deducted from the treasury of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) to fund National Integrated power Projects (NIPPs) between 2004 and 2007
Representative of the association’s chairman and Executive Secretary of Legislative Watch, Ngozika Ihuoma, who made the disclosure in Abuja, claimed that the funds were not judiciously deployed.
He spoke while appearing before the Joint Committee on Power, Privatisation and Commercialisation at its one-day investigative public hearing on the planned privatisation of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) power plants. x
The respondent’s revelations taken under oath were, however, stepped down by the panel chairman, Magaji Aliyu, who explained that the lawmakers got no authorisation from the ALGON chairman, David Agba, for Ihuoma to appear for him.
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DAILY POST reports that the meeting was held at the ALGON State Secretariat in Enugu.
The ALGON National Executive Committee and Board of Trustees, BoT, members, were led by the National President, Hon. Alabi Kolade David.
Enugu State Chairman of the Association Hon Solomon Onah, who received the NEC/BOT members at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Enugu told newsmen that crucial matters affecting the Local Governments in Nigeria would be discussed at the meeting.
The meeting, which is coming at a time the country is battling with security issues, is also expected to explore possible ways of handling security, especially at the local government level.