This came after a report that the Akeredolu-led government had in the last nine months spent over N8,169,005,150.58 on “contingency” instead of the N1,069,000,000.00 appropriated and approved in the 2023 budget by the Ondo State House of Assembly, suggesting that N7,100,005,150.58 was allegedly illegally spent above the budget ceiling on “contingency”.
However, Akeredolu in a statement through his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde clarified that the referenced N7.3 billion constituted the cumulative amount of palliative funds received from the federal government, noting that the funds were allocated under the contingency sub-heading to address unforeseen expenses not initially budgeted for but deemed necessary during the fiscal year.
