Sam Onuigbo, the South-East representative on the Board of the North East Development Commission (NEDC), has urged Nigerian governors to be transparent in the management of the substantial allocations they are receiving from the Federal Government.
Speaking on Friday in Umuahia at the South-East Zonal Summit of the Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered), Onuigbo noted that federal allocations to states and local governments have significantly increased—tripling since the removal of fuel subsidy—compared to what previous administrations received. He emphasized that citizens deserve to see tangible improvements in their living conditions as a result.
Receiving an award from NIM at the summit, Onuigbo challenged governors and local council chairmen to demonstrate full transparency and accountability in the use of public funds for the benefit of the people.
“The governors are getting money, more than three times of what they got when I was the Commissioner for Finance. The local governments are also getting money after the removal of subsidy. They should be transparent and make sure that they support Mr President in trying to move the economy in the direction that Mr President is driving it,” Onuigbo said.
Onuigbo also advised younger Nigerians to join NIM and other professional bodies, and to prepare themselves against the threat of Artificial Intelligence, AI. Earlier in his welcome address, the National President of the NIM, Commodore Abimbola Ayuba (retd), warned members that AI is threatening the jobs available to humans, which could result in job losses. He noted that many jobs in the United States and the United Kingdom are now performed by robots, but urged NIM members to retool themselves with updated management skills to remain relevant in Nigeria and across the globe.
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