Index to Nigerian Newspapers

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, alleged that the suspended chairmen of the eighteen local government areas in the state squandered over eighty-three billion Naira received from the federal allocation last year without executing meaningful developmental projects. Following these allegations—which also claimed that twelve billion Naira was diverted to opposition leaders—the Peoples Democratic Party caretaker committee chairman, Tony Aziegbemi, criticized the governor, urging him to focus on governance and report any concrete evidence of financial misconduct to anti-corruption agencies rather than constantly publicizing figures.