{"id":172123,"date":"2025-08-01T12:35:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T11:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/tinubu-rewarding-governors-for-mismanaging-public-funds"},"modified":"2025-08-01T13:36:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T12:36:12","slug":"tinubu-rewarding-governors-for-mismanaging-public-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubu-rewarding-governors-for-mismanaging-public-funds","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu Rewarding Governors for Mismanaging Public Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Salihu Lukman, said President Bola Tinubu is rewarding governors for mismanaging and diverting public funds for personal use.<\/p>\n<p>Lukman stated this on Friday\u2019s edition of Channels Television\u2019s \u2018Sunrise Daily\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>He said the president continues to approve large amounts of money to sub-regional governments despite evidence that some governors don\u2019t use hefty federal allocations for the development of their states.<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST recalls that the United States Embassy in Nigeria, on Tuesday, shared a report on how governors splurge billions on renovating government houses despite the economic hardship in the country occasioned by the removal of petrol subsidy.<\/p>\n<p>Lukman said, \u201cYes, the president has said the right thing, but what is he doing to ensure that governors do what they need to do?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lukman, a member of the opposition coalition floated on the platform of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, further accused the 36 governors of becoming arrogant and unaccountable to the people because they control party structures.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Salihu Lukman, said President Bola Tinubu is rewarding governors for mismanaging and diverting public funds for personal use. Lukman stated this on Friday\u2019s edition of Channels Television\u2019s \u2018Sunrise Daily\u2019. 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