South East
ALGON Absolves Elechi Of Meddling In Affairs
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) said Wednesday that Ebonyi State Governor chief martin Elechi has never meddled in the affairs of councils’ allocations.
It, however, said Ebonyi state operates a state/local government joint account from where money meant for the original 13 local governments are shared with the 64 development councils.
The chairman, Izzi Local Government Council, Mr. Dustan Nwogbaga gave Elechi the clean bill of health when members of the correspondents’ chapel of the Nigeria Union of journalists (NUJ), Ebonyi State Council headquarters called on him in Ibono.
The journalist were there to ascertain the issues of funds meant for the council in the past two years of Nwogbaga’s leadership of Izzi local government.