ALGON Accuses CBN of Issuing Local Government Account Forms to APC Impostors

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The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in Osun State has accused the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) of releasing Local Government account forms to All Progressives Congress (APC) officials in the state, despite a valid court judgment that had sacked them from office. ALGON Chairman, Sarafadeen Awotunde, claimed that the CBN Osun regional office issued the form to the APC chairmen, who he described as 'impostors.' Awotunde alleged that the CBN officials barricaded the entrance to the premises, preventing ALGON representatives from accessing the office. He appealed to President Bola Tinubu, the Accountant-General of the Federation, and the Ministry of Finance to intervene and prevent what he termed the creation of artificial anarchy in the state.

Key Takeaways:

  • ALGON Chairman, Sarafadeen Awotunde, accused the CBN Osun regional office of issuing Local Government account forms to APC chairmen in Osun State, despite a valid court judgment that had sacked them from office.
  • Awotunde claimed that the APC officials were 'impostors' and that CBN officials barricaded the entrance to the premises, preventing ALGON representatives from accessing the office.
  • Awotunde appealed to President Bola Tinubu, the Accountant-General of the Federation, and the Ministry of Finance to intervene and prevent the creation of artificial anarchy in the state.
  • The CBN Osun regional office allegedly issued a form on Local Government accounts to the APC Chairmen on Monday.
  • ALGON representatives were denied access to the CBN office on Tuesday, with one of the private security personnel allegedly marching on the court paper they had.
  • Awotunde accused the CBN of embarrassing itself over the matter and requested a transfer of the Osun Controller General if she cannot do what is right.

Statistics:

  • 3:00 PM: The time ALGON representatives received information that APC officials had been given access to the form.
  • 8:00 AM: The time the CBN officials told ALGON representatives to come to the office to clarify the situation.
  • 8:00 AM: The time ALGON representatives arrived at the CBN quarter to wait for the controller.

Sources:

  • Nigeria News (no date) - the language and style of the article is typical of contemporary Nigerian news reporting.
  • no further sources.