The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is investigating some Nigeria Governors accused of diverting repatriated fund into Nigeria from United Kingdom and France, Femi Falana (SAN) said.
The human Right lawyer who made the allegation on Friday Channels Television Sunrise Daily, however did not disclose the names of the accused Governors before the Supreme Court outlawed the payment of funds through State governments last Thursday in Abuja.
The funds were part of the allocation that accrued to the States, according to Falana who alleged that funds were allocated to Local Government Councils by the federal government.
He also alleged that the Governors conveyed on Abuja and directed a certain Attorney General to pay undisclosed sum of money into a nominal account few years ago.
Falana said, “Few years ago, the London, Paris Club refund were made. Sadly, majority of the Governors never gave part of that money to Local Government Areas”.
“Some Governors gathered in Abuja and directed an Accountant-General of the Federation to pay the money into a nominal account. This was how the money was diverted.
“The EFCC is investigating that money that was meant to develop the LGAs, which was diverted”, he said.
He charged the State governments to minimize wastage and step up advocacy for Aliko Dangote refineries and other refineries to be fixed and put into use towards easing the economic hardship faced by Nigerians.
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