Kogi: Gov Bello Freezes Government Accounts

By Ayodele Oni

With election over in Kogi State and a successor waiting to assume duty in less than three months, Governor Yahaya Bello has commenced the process of winding down his administration.

He has directed the freezing of all State and Local governments accounts with immediate effect.

This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Lokoja and signed by the commissioner for finance, Asiru Idris.

The statement stated that no imprest or any form of payment should be made to anyone from government accounts henceforth.

According to the statement, “All 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.”

Governor Idris had told the Governor elect, Ahmed Usman Ododo to be weary of engaging  anybody among those that serve in the outgoing administration.

Ododo, a former Auditor General of the state, and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who won the election, is expected to be sworn in in January, next year.