The People’s Democratic Party governors have jointly issued a note of warning to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) against partisanship in the disbursement of bailout funds to beneficiary states.
The warning is coming on the heels of allegations by the opposition party that the CBN has become a tool in the hands of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)
A statement on Friday by the coordinator of the PDP Governors Forum, Mr. Osaro Onaiwu, cited the refusal of the apex bank to release the bailout fund allotted to Kogi State.
The statement said while the CBN did not delay in the disbursement of the funds to beneficiary states under the control of the APC, it has refused to disburse same to Kogi State which is under the control of the PDP.
The governors lamented that the CBN has allowed itself to be dictated to by the ruling APC, saying that Kogi State had fulfilled all the requirements spelt out by the CBN for the release of the fund.
“We urge the CBN to insulate itself from politics and the control of the ruling party if it does not want to create political and financial crises in the country.
“How come almost all APC states that applied for bailout have gotten theirs but states like Kogi that has fulfilled all the requirements has been denied its share with no explanation from the CBN.
“The CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has to insulate the apex bank from the shenanigans of politicians to avoid serious political and economic dislocation in the country.
“It is important and urgent that the CBN releases the N50 billion bailout due Kogi state to ease the suffering of the common people in the state”, the statement added.