Bí àwọn ìpínlẹ̀ bá ń gba ìpín owó tó pọ̀ jù rí tẹ́lẹ̀ láti àkójọpọ̀ owó ìjọba àpapọ̀, èéṣe tí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ nínú wọn ṣì wà nínú gbèsè jíjìn?
Ìyẹn ni ìbéèrè tí mo náà ń bí. Ìròyìn kan ní Oṣù Kẹ̀sán 2026 tó lo àwọn dátà láti ọwọ́ Debt Management Office fi hàn pé àwọn ìpínlẹ̀ 12 péré tí àwọn gómìnà wọn ń parí àkókò ìjọba wọn ní gbèsè tí ó ṣe pàpọ̀ sí bí ₦5.3 trillion: ₦2.16 trillion ní gbèsè inú ilẹ̀, àti bí $2.33 billion tí wọ́n jẹ níta orílẹ̀-èdè. Àwọn ojúṣe pẹ́nṣìnnì àti owó ìforítì ṣì ń bẹ̀rẹ̀, àwọn kọ́ntírákítọ̀ ṣì ń lépa owó wọn, àwọn ìjọba sì ń rù gbèsè tó wúwo lọ́wọ́. Bí àwọn ìpín owó náà bá jẹ́ pàápàá tí a kò tíì rí rí, ẹ̀tọ́ rẹ ni láti béèrè ibi tí owó náà ti lọ.
Àwọn ìdáhùn tó wà lórí ojú-ìwé yìí ni a túmọ̀ láti èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì nípasẹ̀ ẹ̀rọ, kò sì tíì ṣàyẹ̀wò rẹ̀ láti ọwọ́ atúmọ̀-èdè kan.
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“And here is another question the FAAC cheerleaders must answer: if the states are swimming in unprecedented revenues, why are they still drowning in debt? A September 2026 report based on Debt Management Office data shows that just 12 states whose governors are approaching the end of their tenures carry a combined debt burden of approximately ₦5.3 trillion, comprising ₦2.16 trillion in domestic debt and about $2.33 billion in foreign obligations. “So spare Nigerians the victory parade. You cannot boast endlessly about unprecedented FAAC allocations while states remain heavily indebted, pension and gratuity obligations persist, contractors chase payments and governments continue to carry enormous liabilities. If the money is as unprecedented as we are constantly told, Nigerians have every right to ask the most elementary question: where has the money gone?