Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has ordered the freezing of all the state and local government areas accounts.
This was made known in a memo issued on Thursday by the Commissioner for Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Asiru Idris, and addressed to Director General of the Government House Administration, Permanent Secretary, (Administration and Parastatals), Office of the Deputy Governor.
The memo was also addressed to the Clerk of the House, Kogi State House of Assembly; the Secretary to the Government of Kogi State, Governor's Office; the Head of Civil Service; Office of the Head of Civil Service; all commissioners; all Heads of Extra-Ministerial Departments; all Chief Executives of Parastatals/Agencies; the Chief Registrars (Courts).
The memo captioned “Frozen of all State and local government areas accounts” and marked KG/MFBP/ADM/8/VOL.II/10 read, “His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Bello CON, the Executive Governor of Kogi State, has directed that No Imprest or any form of payment should be made to anyone from government account henceforth.
“All Standing Orders and Instructions are hereby cancelled forthwith. All Kogi State and Local Government Accounts are hereby frozen with effect from today, Thursday, 23rd November, 2023.”