How Ekiti Gov Oyebanji Splashed N580million On Food
Ekiti spent N580 million on meals and welfare packages in three months, N8 million on agricultural facilities
Biodun Oyebanji, the governor of Ekiti, reportedly spent N580 million on meals and welfare packages in three months, and N8 million on agricultural facilities.
According to the state budget performance report, Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State spent N293,334,937.21 on meals and refreshments and N288,237,280 on welfare packages in three months (July-September 2023).
The state government, on the other hand, recorded zero appropriations for things such as “provision of electricity and water facilities, hospitals and health centers, public schools and libraries” in the three months under evaluation, according to the report.
The document, titled: “Ekiti State Government Budget Performance Report For 2023 Quarter 3” was “produced by the Ministry of Budget, Economic Planning and Performance Management in conjunction with the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Office of the State Accountant-General, Office of the State Auditor-General and Internal Revenue Service which constitute Fiscal Coordinating Agencies and published on the Ekiti State website.
The report noted that: “This report includes the original approved Budget appropriation for the year 2023 against each organizational unit for each of the core economic classification of expenditure (Personnel, Overheads, Capital and Others), the actual expenditure for the Quarter (Q3) attributed to each organisational unit, as well as the cumulative expenditure for year to date and balances against each of the revenue and expenditure Appropriations.”
According to the report on Pages 43 and 44, the Governor Oyebanjo-led Ekiti State government spent a total of N293,334,937.21 on meals and refreshments for the three months, while N67,608,446 was spent on honorarium and sitting allowance for government officials.
According to the paper, N288,237,280 was spent on welfare packages, while N63,200,000 was spent on international medical bills.
Meanwhile, the budget performance report revealed that the Governor Oyebanji-led Ekiti State government approved no funding for the provision of public schools, libraries, hospitals/health centers, electricity, and water facilities for the people of the state from the first to third quarters of 2023.
This is in light of reports of the deplorable status of some public and secondary schools in Ekiti status, which are currently in life-threatening situations.
Many health facilities in the state are also believed to be in disrepair, with a lack of medical supplies and personnel.
The government spent N8 million on agricultural infrastructure, according to the report on Page 45, while N2.2 million was spent on agricultural extension and farming initiatives.
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