Kogi State Government has ordered the immediate freezing of all state and local government accounts.
State Commissioner for Finance, Asiwaju Asiru Idris, said in a statement that no form of payment should be made to anyone from the government account henceforth.
According to the statement, all “standing orders and investment instructions are hereby cancelled forthwith”.
But it was learnt that the decision may be connected with the governor’s concerns regarding the performances of some members of his cabinet.
Last Saturday, Governor Yahaya Bello lambasted some members of his cabinet, including the local government chairman, questioning their loyalty.
He said despite being mobilised to provide transportation and other logistics for the electorates during the election, “you have all failed to deliver while the mobilisation funds ended in private pockets.”
The governor went ahead to issue a questionnaire to all 21 local government chairmen, which they were asked to submit last Tuesday.