Senate President Godswill Akpabio has spoken on the rise in allocations state governors are receiving under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Akpabio said that the current governors now receive roughly four times the funds that were available during his tenure as governor.
Speaking during plenary on Thursday, the former Akwa Ibom governor noted that the increase in resources gives governors more capacity to implement development projects and reach communities at the grassroots level.
The Senate President also expressed hope that the governors will have the wisdom and ability to use the extra funds effectively while fulfilling their responsibilities to their states.
The lawmaker also reflected on the changes, with a sense of admiration for the opportunities current governors now have, saying that with more resources, there is greater potential for state development than during his time in office.
He said, “I wish I was a governor under you. Most of them are saying they collect 4 times what we used to collect. So I can’t go back, I can’t do a change in the constitution. Because they have far more money to develop their states and to touch the grassroots for you than we had. And I pray that God will give them the enablement and the wisdom to also do what they are doing at the same time.”
Although some governors have also admitted that they now receive more allocations from President Tinubu’s administration, many citizens have yet to see the impact.