WE LEFT N20B- MIMIKO
Our attention has been drawn to the speech made by the Governor of
Ondo State, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu on the state of finances inherited on
February 24, 2017. We are concerned by the figures in the speech and
feel obliged to put the records straight.
For the avoidance of any doubt, our administration left about
N20Billion in the coffers of the State at its exit on February 2017.
This include: N7.37.Billion in the Current Account; N7.53Billion as
Fixed Deposit; N1.2Billion in the MDG Account; $346,000 and
443,000Euro in the Domiciliary Account, including the N825million
Sure-P fund at the Local Government Account!
The above amount, most of which came late into our tenure was to be
used to offset a chunk of owed salaries before the then Accountant
General made a curious disappearance.
On figures listed as External Debt, it is necessary to state the
following. Our administration did not incur any foreign debt in all
its 8 years! Also, the External debt stock as at February 2017 was
US49,958,268.49, which (if translated at 1 US $ = N305) is
N15.23billion. All of these external debt stock was inherited from
previous administrations. Again, we did not contract any external loan
for all of our 8 years! Well aware of the fact that government is a
continuum, we continued to service the debts, some of which spanned
over twenty years.
Internal debt profile, we aver, stood at N53.159 billion comprising
mainly of salary bail out loan of N13.76billion, Excess Crude Account
loan N9.79 billion, CBN restructuring FGN Bond N4.13billion, CBN
budget support N7.5billion and Ondo State 7-Year bond of N17.6billion.
Of all the above listed indebtedness, only the Ondo State 7-Year Bond
was directly incurred by our government to build major infrastructure
across the State.
Yes, we experienced the sad reality of salaries arrears like almost
all the States of the federation. That is why unpaid salaries for the
period August 2016 to Jan 2017 was N32.40billion, with N20.93 billion
owed State Government Workers and N11.469billion owed Local government
workers, including political appointees.
Even at that, it must also be clear that we left office on the 24th
February, 2017 while Federal Allocation for February 2017 salaries was
received by the incumbent Government on the 28th of February, 2017. We
could not have paid February salaries when we did not receive February
allocation before exit.
On Pensions, a sum of N4.8billion was said to be owed by the State
Government and N25.237billion by the local governments. We wonder
where these figures came from. At inception, our administration paid
N1.5billion out of outstanding pensions and gratuities. All the years
of our administration, monthly obligations to pensioners were
considered and paid as part of salaries! The N32.40billion salary
areas is therefore inclusive of obligations to pensioners, except
gratuity, which is owed both at the State and Local Government levels.
While we note that gratuities are outstanding, we state for the
benefit of all, that this is one sad development that was not peculiar
to Ondo State alone. Almost all States of the federation have
defaulted on gratuities in the last ten years or more.
On yet another point raised in the speech, we are interested in
knowing what N39.740 billion, said to be contractors liability means,
if outstanding requests at the Accountant Generals office is
N5.45billion. We assume this may represent contracts awarded by
previous governments which were yet to be completely executed since no
clear information was offered in the speech on this figure. What we
know is that if this were so, such figures can not be considered as
debts until such contracts are executed at specified milestones,
stages before which payments are not due. There can only be debts upon
performance. What can be considered a debt, in all good conscience,
are the outstanding requests at the Accountant Generals Office.
We urge the government and interested citizens of our state to avail
themselves of the true state of our indebtedness from the Debt
Management Office and the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency
Initiative (NEITI). The reports are clear and unambiguous about the
fact that Ondo State remained the least borrowed of the Six South
Western States and of the 9 Oil Producing States as at our
administrations exit in February, 2017. This, in all modesty, must say
a lot about our debt management record.
We have a duty to set the records straight for posterity. And this we
have done with no malice and or ill-feelings.
Signed
Hon. Kayode Akinmade
Former Commissioner of Information
On Thu, 31 Aug 2017 at 15:23, akinmade kayode
<kayode_akinmade@yahoo.com> wrote:
WE LEFT N20B-
MIMIKO
Our attention has been drawn to the speech made by the Governor of
Ondo State, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu on the state of finances inherited on
February 24, 2017. We are concerned by the figures in the speech and
feel obliged to put the records straight.
For the avoidance of any doubt, our administration left about
N20Billion in the coffers of the State at its exit on February 2017.
This include: N7.37.Billion in the Current Account; N7.53Billion as
Fixed Deposit; N1.2Billion in the MDG Account; $346,000 and
443,000Euro in the Domiciliary Account, including the N825million
Sure-P fund at the Local Government Account!
The above amount, most of which came late into our tenure was to be
used to offset a chunk of owed salaries before the then Accountant
General made a curious disappearance.
On figures listed as External Debt, it is necessary to state the
following. Our administration did not incur any foreign debt in all
its 8 years! Also, the External debt stock as at February 2017 was
US49,958,268.49, which (if translated at 1 US $ = N305) is
N15.23billion. All of these external debt stock was inherited from
previous administrations. Again, we did not contract any external loan
for all of our 8 years! Well aware of the fact that government is a
continuum, we continued to service the debts, some of which spanned
over twenty years.
Internal debt profile, we aver, stood at N53.159 billion comprising
mainly of salary bail out loan of N13.76billion, Excess Crude Account
loan N9.79 billion, CBN restructuring FGN Bond N4.13billion, CBN
budget support N7.5billion and Ondo State 7-Year bond of N17.6billion.
Of all the above listed indebtedness, only the Ondo State 7-Year Bond
was directly incurred by our government to build major infrastructure
across the State.
Yes, we experienced the sad reality of salaries arrears like almost
all the States of the federation. That is why unpaid salaries for the
period August 2016 to Jan 2017 was N32.40billion, with N20.93 billion
owed State Government Workers and N11.469billion owed Local government
workers, including political appointees.
Even at that, it must also be clear that we left office on the 24th
February, 2017 while Federal Allocation for February 2017 salaries was
received by the incumbent Government on the 28th of February, 2017. We
could not have paid February salaries when we did not receive February
allocation before exit.
On Pensions, a sum of N4.8billion was said to be owed by the State
Government and N25.237billion by the local governments. We wonder
where these figures came from. At inception, our administration paid
N1.5billion out of outstanding pensions and gratuities. All the years
of our administration, monthly obligations to pensioners were
considered and paid as part of salaries! The N32.40billion salary
areas is therefore inclusive of obligations to pensioners, except
gratuity, which is owed both at the State and Local Government levels.
While we note that gratuities are outstanding, we state for the
benefit of all, that this is one sad development that was not peculiar
to Ondo State alone. Almost all States of the federation have
defaulted on gratuities in the last ten years or more.
On yet another point raised in the speech, we are interested in
knowing what N39.740 billion, said to be contractors liability means,
if outstanding requests at the Accountant Generals office is
N5.45billion. We assume this may represent contracts awarded by
previous governments which were yet to be completely executed since no
clear information was offered in the speech on this figure. What we
know is that if this were so, such figures can not be considered as
debts until such contracts are executed at specified milestones,
stages before which payments are not due. There can only be debts upon
performance. What can be considered a debt, in all good conscience,
are the outstanding requests at the Accountant Generals Office.
We urge the government and interested citizens of our state to avail
themselves of the true state of our indebtedness from the Debt
Management Office and the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency
Initiative (NEITI). The reports are clear and unambiguous about the
fact that Ondo State remained the least borrowed of the Six South
Western States and of the 9 Oil Producing States as at our
administrations exit in February, 2017. This, in all modesty, must say
a lot about our debt management record.
We have a duty to set the records straight for posterity. And this we
have done with no malice and or ill-feelings.
Signed
Hon. Kayode Akinmade
Former Commissioner of Information
Our attention has been drawn to the speech made by the Governor of
Ondo State, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu on the state of finances inherited on
February 24, 2017. We are concerned by the figures in the speech and
feel obliged to put the records straight.
For the avoidance of any doubt, our administration left about
N20Billion in the coffers of the State at its exit on February 2017.
This include: N7.37.Billion in the Current Account; N7.53Billion as
Fixed Deposit; N1.2Billion in the MDG Account; $346,000 and
443,000Euro in the Domiciliary Account, including the N825million
Sure-P fund at the Local Government Account!
The above amount, most of which came late into our tenure was to be
used to offset a chunk of owed salaries before the then Accountant
General made a curious disappearance.
On figures listed as External Debt, it is necessary to state the
following. Our administration did not incur any foreign debt in all
its 8 years! Also, the External debt stock as at February 2017 was
US49,958,268.49, which (if translated at 1 US $ = N305) is
N15.23billion. All of these external debt stock was inherited from
previous administrations. Again, we did not contract any external loan
for all of our 8 years! Well aware of the fact that government is a
continuum, we continued to service the debts, some of which spanned
over twenty years.
Internal debt profile, we aver, stood at N53.159 billion comprising
mainly of salary bail out loan of N13.76billion, Excess Crude Account
loan N9.79 billion, CBN restructuring FGN Bond N4.13billion, CBN
budget support N7.5billion and Ondo State 7-Year bond of N17.6billion.
Of all the above listed indebtedness, only the Ondo State 7-Year Bond
was directly incurred by our government to build major infrastructure
across the State.
Yes, we experienced the sad reality of salaries arrears like almost
all the States of the federation. That is why unpaid salaries for the
period August 2016 to Jan 2017 was N32.40billion, with N20.93 billion
owed State Government Workers and N11.469billion owed Local government
workers, including political appointees.
Even at that, it must also be clear that we left office on the 24th
February, 2017 while Federal Allocation for February 2017 salaries was
received by the incumbent Government on the 28th of February, 2017. We
could not have paid February salaries when we did not receive February
allocation before exit.
On Pensions, a sum of N4.8billion was said to be owed by the State
Government and N25.237billion by the local governments. We wonder
where these figures came from. At inception, our administration paid
N1.5billion out of outstanding pensions and gratuities. All the years
of our administration, monthly obligations to pensioners were
considered and paid as part of salaries! The N32.40billion salary
areas is therefore inclusive of obligations to pensioners, except
gratuity, which is owed both at the State and Local Government levels.
While we note that gratuities are outstanding, we state for the
benefit of all, that this is one sad development that was not peculiar
to Ondo State alone. Almost all States of the federation have
defaulted on gratuities in the last ten years or more.
On yet another point raised in the speech, we are interested in
knowing what N39.740 billion, said to be contractors liability means,
if outstanding requests at the Accountant Generals office is
N5.45billion. We assume this may represent contracts awarded by
previous governments which were yet to be completely executed since no
clear information was offered in the speech on this figure. What we
know is that if this were so, such figures can not be considered as
debts until such contracts are executed at specified milestones,
stages before which payments are not due. There can only be debts upon
performance. What can be considered a debt, in all good conscience,
are the outstanding requests at the Accountant Generals Office.
We urge the government and interested citizens of our state to avail
themselves of the true state of our indebtedness from the Debt
Management Office and the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency
Initiative (NEITI). The reports are clear and unambiguous about the
fact that Ondo State remained the least borrowed of the Six South
Western States and of the 9 Oil Producing States as at our
administrations exit in February, 2017. This, in all modesty, must say
a lot about our debt management record.
We have a duty to set the records straight for posterity. And this we
have done with no malice and or ill-feelings.
Signed
Hon. Kayode Akinmade
Former Commissioner of Information
On Thu, 31 Aug 2017 at 15:23, akinmade kayode
<kayode_akinmade@yahoo.com> wrote:
WE LEFT N20B-
MIMIKO
Our attention has been drawn to the speech made by the Governor of
Ondo State, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu on the state of finances inherited on
February 24, 2017. We are concerned by the figures in the speech and
feel obliged to put the records straight.
For the avoidance of any doubt, our administration left about
N20Billion in the coffers of the State at its exit on February 2017.
This include: N7.37.Billion in the Current Account; N7.53Billion as
Fixed Deposit; N1.2Billion in the MDG Account; $346,000 and
443,000Euro in the Domiciliary Account, including the N825million
Sure-P fund at the Local Government Account!
The above amount, most of which came late into our tenure was to be
used to offset a chunk of owed salaries before the then Accountant
General made a curious disappearance.
On figures listed as External Debt, it is necessary to state the
following. Our administration did not incur any foreign debt in all
its 8 years! Also, the External debt stock as at February 2017 was
US49,958,268.49, which (if translated at 1 US $ = N305) is
N15.23billion. All of these external debt stock was inherited from
previous administrations. Again, we did not contract any external loan
for all of our 8 years! Well aware of the fact that government is a
continuum, we continued to service the debts, some of which spanned
over twenty years.
Internal debt profile, we aver, stood at N53.159 billion comprising
mainly of salary bail out loan of N13.76billion, Excess Crude Account
loan N9.79 billion, CBN restructuring FGN Bond N4.13billion, CBN
budget support N7.5billion and Ondo State 7-Year bond of N17.6billion.
Of all the above listed indebtedness, only the Ondo State 7-Year Bond
was directly incurred by our government to build major infrastructure
across the State.
Yes, we experienced the sad reality of salaries arrears like almost
all the States of the federation. That is why unpaid salaries for the
period August 2016 to Jan 2017 was N32.40billion, with N20.93 billion
owed State Government Workers and N11.469billion owed Local government
workers, including political appointees.
Even at that, it must also be clear that we left office on the 24th
February, 2017 while Federal Allocation for February 2017 salaries was
received by the incumbent Government on the 28th of February, 2017. We
could not have paid February salaries when we did not receive February
allocation before exit.
On Pensions, a sum of N4.8billion was said to be owed by the State
Government and N25.237billion by the local governments. We wonder
where these figures came from. At inception, our administration paid
N1.5billion out of outstanding pensions and gratuities. All the years
of our administration, monthly obligations to pensioners were
considered and paid as part of salaries! The N32.40billion salary
areas is therefore inclusive of obligations to pensioners, except
gratuity, which is owed both at the State and Local Government levels.
While we note that gratuities are outstanding, we state for the
benefit of all, that this is one sad development that was not peculiar
to Ondo State alone. Almost all States of the federation have
defaulted on gratuities in the last ten years or more.
On yet another point raised in the speech, we are interested in
knowing what N39.740 billion, said to be contractors liability means,
if outstanding requests at the Accountant Generals office is
N5.45billion. We assume this may represent contracts awarded by
previous governments which were yet to be completely executed since no
clear information was offered in the speech on this figure. What we
know is that if this were so, such figures can not be considered as
debts until such contracts are executed at specified milestones,
stages before which payments are not due. There can only be debts upon
performance. What can be considered a debt, in all good conscience,
are the outstanding requests at the Accountant Generals Office.
We urge the government and interested citizens of our state to avail
themselves of the true state of our indebtedness from the Debt
Management Office and the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency
Initiative (NEITI). The reports are clear and unambiguous about the
fact that Ondo State remained the least borrowed of the Six South
Western States and of the 9 Oil Producing States as at our
administrations exit in February, 2017. This, in all modesty, must say
a lot about our debt management record.
We have a duty to set the records straight for posterity. And this we
have done with no malice and or ill-feelings.
Signed
Hon. Kayode Akinmade
Former Commissioner of Information
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