Revealed: Imo State Received Highest Allocation Among South East States In One Year

Imo State received the highest allocation from the federation account from May 2015 to May 2016.

INNONEWS.COM gathered that the State has received a total of N71.7 billion in allocation since the All Progressive Congress; APC took over power from the PDP on May 29, 2015.

This figure shows that the State collected the highest allocation among  States in the South East region.This is aside over N50 billion naira the State received in the mould of bail- out funds from the Federal Government.

 Abia State received N58.2 billion naira, Enugu- N59.6 billion naira, Ebonyi State- N49.4 billion naria , while Anambra State received N63.7 billion naira in the last one year.

Despite this allocation, workers salaries in Imo State are slashed by 30 % while pensioners last Monday protested on the streets of Owerri over non- payment of pension arrears.  pensioners of Imo Broadcasting Corporation, IBC are owed 36 months pension while those in AICE claim they are owed for over 60 months.

The State government had sacked 3, 000 workers in January 2016 citing dwindling allocation from the federal purse as reason for its action. The action was reversed when the national leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC opposed the measure which led to the reinstatement of the workers.

A local tabloid in the State had raised an alarm alleging that some top government officials diverted over more than N5 billion naria from the bail- out funds.

The  Economic And Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC  stormed the State and arrested some of the officials including Paschal Obi, the Chief Principal Secretary to the Governor.

Despite massive resentment and complains over groaning hardship and hunger in the State, Okorocha says his Rescue Mission programme is on track as he is committed on delivering dividends of democracy to the people of Imo State. 

PHOTO: Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State