Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has issued a directive for the immediate freezing of all accounts belonging to the state and local governments.
The announcement was conveyed in a statement by the Commissioner for Finance, Asiwaju Asiru Idris, on Thursday in Lokoja, the state capital.
The statement explicitly stated that no interest or payments of any kind should be authorized from the Government Account moving forward. Additionally, standing orders and investment instructions are canceled with immediate effect.
The directive specifies that all accounts belonging to Kogi State and its local governments are officially frozen as of Thursday, November 22, 2003.
The statement read in part: “No imprest or any form of payment should be made to anyone from Government Account henceforth.
“Standing Orders and Investment Instructions are hereby cancelled forthwith.
”All Kogi State and Local Government Accounts are hereby FROZEN with effect from today, Thursday 22nd November 2003.”
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