Jonathan shared funds to only PDP govs – Oshiomhole

Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, on Thursday accused former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan of favouritism. He accised the ex President of favouring governors elected on the platform of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, during his regime.

He accused the former President of giving out N2bn from the Ecological Fund to each of the PDP governors without considering giving same to governors of the All Progressives Congress.





The state governors had approached President Buhari on the need for the Federal Government to assist state governments to cushion the effects of the economic downturn.

Oshiomhole said the governors were lucky to have at this time a President they could approach on such issues.

He said it was impossible for them to approach Jonathan to seek support without being given lectures on fiscal responsibility.

The governor said despite Jonathan’s lectures, wastage was more at the Federal Government level during his tenure.

He said Buhari was showing the difference the APC promised by accommodating their governors irrespective of their party affiliation.

He said,
“We are very lucky to have President Buhari at this time. I have been here now for seven-and-half years and I have had the opportunity to work with three Presidents, that is the truth.

“Under the last President, it would have been impossible for us to approach Abuja to give us support because we have personal challenges.

“We would have been given lectures on fiscal responsibility and all those kind of talks, even though the wastage was more here (federal level) than any other place at that time.

“We now have a President who recognises that he is not just President of the Federal Government, he is the President of the federation of which the states are part and regardless of our political affiliations.

“This is very important. Everybody is able to ask this President to give him support and he is giving, whereas in the recent past, some PDP governors got N2bn from the Ecological Fund. We the APC governors were not given but we promised to be different and I am happy this President is showing that difference.”