Obey Tinubu’s directive on rural development, LG funds – Abia APC chieftain tells Nigerian govs

A member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Abia State, Darlington Nnaoma Onyekacha, has asked Nigerian governors and State Houses of Assembly to ensure that monthly financial allocations to their states are put to proper use, in line with President Bola Tinubu’s directive.

Onyekacha, who was declaring his intention to contest for the Abia State House of Assembly on Thursday in Ikwuano, regretted that many rural communities in Nigeria are still undeveloped despite the huge funds states and LGAs are receiving.

He expressed worry that poverty, unemployment, insecurity, and infrastructure deficit rates are very high in rural communities, pointing out that the situation is in contrast to the huge inflow of funds…