Fellow Nigerians, many at times we tend to blame or hail our Governors and Leaders based on what they have or have not done. You will agree with me that a man cannot do more than the resources he has at his disposal. Knowing the amount of money accruing to our states will enable us to make genuine demand from our state and local governments. I therefore bring to you the Federal revenue allocation distributed to state government by Federal Account Allocation Committee for the month of September, 2014 and shared in October 2014. These allocations are not fixed but give insight into the monthly allocation of each state.
HIGHEST PAID STATES
1. Akwa Ibom 19,467,767,266.19
2. Delta 14,884,561,011.30
3. Rivers 13,811,059,254.97
4. Bayelsa 10,522,293,702.84
5. Lagos 8,023,794,161.05
LOWEST PAID STATES
1. Kwara 3,443,615,149.18
2. Ekiti 3,022,560,084.74
3. Ebonyi 2,952,706,061.22
4. Gombe 2,948,522,092.40
5. Osun 2,575,099,200.40
I believe it is high time we appraised our leaders based on resources under their control and not just compare one state with another when their allocation differs with a big margin.
Source: Guardian Newspaper, Tuesday, November, 25, 2014.

It's the one of Delta that boggles the mind! They're way behind their peers in many indices!9

in case

only if the funds were used judiciously or have been used in areas where needed, this country would have been better

Some of state with high allocation are not doin anythin with d money, nothin 2 show they keep on borrowin 2 join d big allocation. Those state that rcve low allocation do better than the states with high allocation,

[size=14pt]OP is a liar!!!
I have the paper here with me and will post the correct thing[/size]

booked

And Osun state pays workers well when compared to many States in Nigeria

One important criteria many ignore when assessing performances of state governors is monthly allocation.

Though I don't encourage too much dependence on monthly allocation.

Goddex:
[size=14pt]OP is a liar!!!
I have the paper here with me and will post the correct thing[/size]

Exactly. He should post a credible source.

The list is fictitious based on the ops desire to deceive. Where is Kano and Jigawa state?

Yeye dey smell.

leo1234:
And Osun state pays workers well when compared to many States in Nigeria

Lol, Osun owes her civil servants two months salary, this month 'll make it three months. But still better when compared to states owing her workers salaries of 9months or even more with more or doubled monthly allocation.

Governors seriously should think deep and get off excess dependence on oil money.

Y

cjrane:


Exactly. He should post a credible source.

The list is fictitious based on the ops desire to deceive. Where is Kano and Jigawa state?

Yeye dey smell.

But OP said TOP 5 and BOTTOM 5? Ok come up with yours asap so that proper appraisal can be done.

All hail the Govnor of Imo state Owelle Rochas Okorocha who does better than the highest paid states and Aregbesola of Osun state with the lowest allocation but performs better

IGBOSON1:
It's the one of Delta that boggles the mind! They're way behind their peers in many indices!9

And what do you say of Bayelsa? With little population, since Democracy in 1999 they've been earning Billions per month yet Bayelsa, a state that should be one of Nigeria's most developed state alongside Lagos, Abuja, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Delta is a state never heard of. No transformation in education, infrastructure, job creation, transport, absolutely nothing!

Delta state Govnor should be worst performing Govnor

Unless states (or even 6 or 8 potential regions) are truly federal in make-up and operation, and have a greater leeway to chart their economic destiny without being dictated to and bogged-down by Abuja....unless this is the case, then the feeding-bottle/pseudo-federalism we're presently operating is bound to continue!

But who will bell the cat!?

PaulJohn1:


Lol, Osun owes her civil servants two months salary, this month 'll make it three months. But still better when compared to states owing her workers salaries of 9months or even more with more or doubled monthly allocation.

Governors seriously should think deep and get off excess dependence on oil money.

and just as important, these useless governors should stop STEALING from us. Can you imagine Aregberascal who is owing several months of salary to workers spending N1,000,000,000 (one billion) just to repaint a railway station in Osogbo

Aregbesola Eulogised Over the Renovation of the Osogbo Railway Terminus

The governor of the State of Osun Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has been described as prudent, talented, having vision and a God given gift to the state.

The special adviser to the governor on works and transport Engineer Oladepo Amudah stated this in his office while fielding questions from journalists on the rehabilitation and face lifting of the Railway Station, Osogbo.

According to him, government is using its meager resources to develop the station in order to enhance the social and economic status of the state and meeting the standard of Nigeria Railway Corporation.

Engineer Amudah said government has spent four hundred and twelve million naira on phase one, while the next stage will involve the recreation centre, clearing and separation from terminus to Olaiya which will cost six hundred million naira.

He maintained that at the end of the projects the state government will be spending over one billion naira to renovate the railway station.

Source: Osun State Broadcasting Corporation, OSBC

We don't even know how much he is spending on the PHANTOM airport in Osogbo.
And to think that the man is an "Engineer"! Chai!!!

How did we end up with such clueless people as our state governors

Largas:

And what do you say of Bayelsa? With little population, since Democracy in 1999 they've been earning Billions per month yet Bayelsa, a state that should be one of Nigeria's most developed state alongside Lagos, Abuja, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Delta is a state never heard of. No transformation in education, infrastructure, job creation, transport, absolutely nothing!

^^^Fair point!

IGBOSON1:
It's the one of Delta that boggles the mind! They're way behind their peers in many indices!9

Let stats speak rather to mere words of valuation! Ibori did a wonderful job...

IGBOSON1:
It's the one of Delta that boggles the mind! They're way behind their peers in many indices!9

Please name those indices.

anonimi:


and just as important, these useless governors should stop STEALING from us. Can you imagine Aregberascal who is owing several months of salary to workers spending N1,000,000,000 (one billion) just to repaint a railway station in Osogbo

We don't even know how much he is spending on the PHANTOM airport in Osogbo.
And to think that the man is an "Engineer"! Chai!!!

How did we end up with such clueless people as our state governors

Pathetic if true. It's no doubt that many of them are in those positions for themselves and never for the populace. But what's left for the few aware voters is to choose between these rogues we call our leaders, the lesser devil. This is the case of Osun, and I think both the aware and unaware voters got it right voting for Aregberascal(the manageable rogue).

upon dat gov'r Rauf of osun stil perform dan some of d highest paid state, my brother leadership matters a lot here.

Goddex:
[size=14pt]OP is a liar!!!
I have the paper here with me and will post the correct thing[/size]

oya na, we are still waiting.

IGBOSON1:
It's the one of Delta that boggles the mind! They're way behind their peers in many indices!9

In what index? Delta is 2nd only to Rivers in development.

PaulJohn1:


Lol, Osun owes her civil servants two months salary, this month 'll make it three months. But still better when compared to states owing her workers salaries of 9months or even more with more or doubled monthly allocation.

Governors seriously should think deep and get off excess dependence on oil money.

Wow! Didn't know they are owing
What I meant is that their take home pay is higher than most states especially for health workers.

Hold your Governors accountable.

Despite the huge allocation to Delta state, what is there to show especially in Asaba?

Sometimes I ask what crime my state has Committed that having a patrotic leader is like asking some1 to count sand.

I weep 4 Bayelsa, imagine my Governor using almost 4years to dualize not up to 7km road and then most annoying was when he said "they said I should stop that I have over done" what an insult on my people

The list is wrong. Osun is not the least paid state in nigeria, her allocation is greater than that of ekiti and kwara.

sunnyshayne:
Despite the huge allocation to Delta state, what is there to show especially in Asaba?

Is Asaba the only town in delta state? Why are you mumus always obsessed with Asaba?

Goddex:
[size=14pt]OP is a liar!!!
I have the paper here with me and will post the correct thing[/size]

why jump to conclusion...there is no need for name-calling. In case you are still not sure, open to page 58 and look at the column for TOTAL NET AMOUNT....hope you will come back to apologise....lol.