Ogun Assembly Grills Commissioner Over Alleged Disappearance Of N17. 3bn Bailout Fund — Leadership Newspaper

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Ogun state Commissioner for Finance, Wole Oshinowo was yesterday grilled by the Ogun State House of Assembly (OGHA) over alleged disappearance of N17. 3 billion bailout fund released to the state by the federal government last September 2018.

The Assembly’s House Committee on Finance and Appropriation had earlier on three occasions invited Oshinowo to appear before it and explain reasons for the delay in the disbursement of the last tranche of the federal government bailout funds which the state was yet to disburse appropriately.

They said bailout fund of N17. 3 billion released to the state by the federal government was meant to offset the backlogs of worker’s salaries deductions and gratuities among other state obligatory expenses.

But appearing before the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation presided over by its chairman, Honourable Victor Fasanya on Thursday, Oshinowo explained that the state was at the verge of finalising all conditions for its disbursement.

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