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That's what this contraption of a country is all about -- sharing money.

Ten12:
Till we stop dis federal government father Christmas jamboree, allow states develope with the natural resources which every state can boost of something and pay a certain %to fg as tax,dis guys will not stop killing people during elections nd lazing about in dia respective government houses....

What do you want states like Ekiti to do? They have no natural resources.

Hiss* money we no dey see

A nation of steewwwepid leaders, spoon feeding federating units instead of allowing to thrive independently.

Nonsense.

Zamfaran:
Nothing for Enugwu?

I'm just wondering oo.
Why is Enugu not in this list?

juman:
I wonder why jonathan could not build a functioning big seaport in the south south in his six years presidency.

Because he no get sense... No direction..

dammiedot:
What do you want states like Ekiti to do? They have no natural resources.

fayose will stop making stupid budgets. That none of house will not argue on

i just hope Aregbe do the needful with this FUND

I don't give a fucking Bleep! Mods stop hiding my Bleep stingy posts!!

sparrowkid:
It's a pity that nobody bothers to ask for the source of this money. Afterall, Paris Club and London club debts were settled by Obasanjo's administration. Our governors who devoured the excess crude account could not have known of the existence of this repaid fund without tearing the federal government to shreds in order to have their shares of the fund.

How can a whole nation paid more than it's owing? The reasonable explanation is that this money has been there since; known and enjoyed only by very few people in the presidency. Another one is that it was probably exposed by the tsa. Quite frankly, going by Nigerian standards, this money should have gone the ways of others ordinarily. This is exactly why one must know that something good is happening up there. If this one was also embezzled just like others, we wouldn't even feel it because we aren't aware of its existence in the first place. We just hope the governors would behave responsibly with it so that we can at least bring back our economy. God bless Nigeria.

You made some sense until this bit.

As you said, we have no idea where the money comes from. It could be so called recovered loot or other FG funds.

Just because FG just gave X amount as New year gift to mostly irresponsible state governors doesn't mean FG has not embezzled 4X or X/2 amount of money. Clearly the transparency APC/Buhari promised is utopia.

GEJ also always foolishly doled out funds to State governors, including much from excess crude account. Opposition/APC governors who were among the champions asking for the money to be shared and benefitted immensely were among GEJ's fiercest critics over money squandering later. The money helped states stay afloat, paid salaries & helped economic boom but it also encouraged laziness of state governors.

Rest assured that these monies being doled out to states without transparency will be used to explain away huge missing funds in the months and years to come by APC/FG.

You forgot Bayelsa and Katsina as one of the tops.

dammiedot:
What do you want states like Ekiti to do? They have no natural resources.

This idea of depending on natural resources is what that has kept Africa back. We the masses don't have to share that baseless sentiment. It's value added that creates wealth in the this century and not your natural resources. The govt at both state and local government level have to engage the people. They have to get creative and take advantage of their environment. There is no state that is not blessed in Nigeria.

why will the OP mention Fayose.. if PMB can give Wike of River State he also can give Fayose

You hardly see the name of Taraba state in something like this. At times i wonder if that state is not among the state that lack so many things.[color=#990000][/color]

Why can't FG pay Anambra the 43 billion they are owing the state instead of this peanut?

Ten12:
Till we stop dis federal government father Christmas jamboree, allow states develope with the natural resources which every state can boost of something and pay a certain %to fg as tax,dis guys will not stop killing people during elections nd lazing about in dia respective government houses....

Where is Fayose and Wike?

Food don done ooooo, enough YAM is on the table to share

tosynho01:
Because he no get sense... No direction..

You are right.

juman:
I wonder why jonathan could not build a functioning big seaport in the south south in his six years presidency.

Where is Rivers and cross river states located

you didn't mention Katsina as a top gainer why?

yarimo:
That means travelling and taking of pictures will continue in Kogi state, instead of Gov YAHAYA BELLO to focus on workers salary and arrears with this money . But he won't

But wait o...rumour has it that Kogi state gotv has cleared all outstanding salary areas?

So, Obiano has within few years plunged Anambra into debts, so much that she now needs to take debt bail out?
Nsogbu dikwa.
Obiano will reverse all the gains Obi left for Anambra with his financial recklessness.

Blue3k:
Pathetic to see akwa ibom so high on list. Anyway hopefully we improve.

Six states got 14.5, not only Akwa Ibom. What is so high there? Can't we just commend the govt for doing something good for once? So many people that post PATHETIC comments on Nairaland cannot even manage a home of four people not to talk of governing a nation. Human beings are just insatiable!!
Pathetic indeed!!!

tibro:
I'm just wondering oo.
Why is Enugu not in this list?

Why do you want Enugu on that list?
Did you read the topic at all.
It's not free money, it's bail out funds.
The FG will take it back from those states by deducting them from their monthly allocations.

Ten12:
or could it be because 80% of whatever goods dat comes in or out of
Nigeria passes through Lagos because of the two seaports there making it the economic and commercial hub of de country?...

And is it because we pride our self in our work ethic and leave for 4am and get back at 11pm, and all shops open on or b4 8am

Or how we know the importance of self development

Or how we understand we just have to love one another and keep the peace?

Naijahelm:
The Federal Government has released N388.304 Billion to 17 States as part of the N522 Billion bail out funds approved by President Muhammadu Buhari for some states with Governor Ayo Fayose's Ekiti State omitted from the first batch.

Rivers State, Lagos, Delta and Akwa Ibom State tops the List of gainers.

See the list below.

Source: http://www.naijahelm.com/2017/01/fg-releases-n388-billion-to-17-states.html?m=1

What about Kwara?

So nothing for abia state abi?

When exactly was this money paid into these states?