The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday, said the stunted development experienced at the local government level is occasioned by governors and local government officials who “pocket” public funds.
Buhari flayed state governors over what he described as their unfair treatment of his regime at the grassroots.
The president said this at a parley with members of the Senior Executive Course No. 44 (2022) of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, held at the State House Banquet Hall Abuja.
Veering off of his prepared address, the President cited a personal experience involving a governor he did not name, misappropriating funds meant for local government council development, thereby inhibiting development at the grassroots.
Credit: The Nigeria Lawyers