Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola has decried the Federal Government’s inability to properly account for the nation’s oil revenue.
He spoke at the weekend at the inauguration of the 8.5-kilometre Amedokhian-Ugboha road, as part of activities marking the sixth year anniversary of Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s administration.
Fashola said: “We have a national government that is unable to account for money for crude oil that they did not extract; it is the white people that are extracting it for them. The price is fixed internationally, the quantity is known, just to add up and tally.
They say it is $20 billion that is missing, some say $10 billion. Should one dollar have been missing in any responsible government? So that is why corruption and accountability is an issue in the next election.”
On the 8.5km Amedokhian-Ugboha road built by the Oshiomhole administration, Fashola said: “If a government at the state level that collects one over 96 per cent – because what the state gets is that the 36 states and Abuja share nine per cent of the total revenue. And they can do this kind of roads and all the red roofs that I have seen. Imagine what will happen, if you have a president and vice president that care.
“The story of this road is the celebration of a community that has put its votes in support of a party that used to be the party in opposition. A community that has renewed its social contract to depart from a party that has deceived them and embrace change; a community that has seen what change is if people vote right.
“This road will benefit the pedestrian; it will benefit the car owner; it will benefit the motorcyclist; and it will benefit the farmer and produce buyer and the market women. This is the economy of development. This road facilitates transport; it facilitates trade; it facilitates health care delivery and this really is the heart of democracy.
“Government that builds roads does not build roads simply because they want to build roads. They are governments that understand that a community or society cannot be bigger than its infrastructure and the wider the roads the bigger the prosperity that comes to that community.”
To Oshiomhole, Nigerians must vote out the PDP for failing to provide electricity after 16 years in power.
He stressed the need for the people to vote for the APC at all levels as the PDP has failed to provide the basic facilities needed by the people.
Oshiomhole said: “I need you to connect with this election. There are no miracles in development. It is about planning, commitment, honesty and judicious application of resources. PDP’s only resolve is to steal.
“Sixteen years of PDP, Nigerians have no water and no light; they are still using generators. In the name of privatisation, they handed over electricity in Edo to their friends; they are collecting money from you without light.”
Oshiomhole said the elections were around the corner, urging the people to elect the House of Assembly that would support the appropriation of funds for projects.
“That is why this coming election is very important,” he said.
“The import of electing responsible people to the House of Assembly should not be lost on you. There are people who are there only for money. They will ask the governor to bring the money to share rather than build roads – our people need to understand that. Understand that membership of the House of Assembly is not a small job.
“The other party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), over the years, found that election rigging is easier in communities that are not accessible. So, they benefit from their own criminal neglect of providing infrastructure, particularly access roads to rural communities. I am a believer of even development.
“Central to rural development and to consign poverty to history, it is important we invest in rural infrastructure, particularly road network.”

Source: http://thenationonlineng.net/new/fed-govt-cant-account-oil-money-says-fashola/

FASHOLA, YOU MUST BE HIGH ON WEED.
HAVE YOU ACCOUNTED FOR THE TRILLIONS YOU RECEIVED FROM THE FG AND IGR? STOP BEING PETTY IN YOUR ACCUSATION AGAINST JONATHAN BECAUSE WITHOUT THEIR OIL YOU WOULD NEVER HAD THOUGHT OF BECOMING A COUNCILLOR LET ALONE GOVERNOR.

Hmm