Kogi East does not lack money. It lacks a public account of what the money has done. That is the central finding of this Kogi Equity Alliance review of official allocation records.
HOW THE MONEY REACHES A LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Every month, the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) shares national revenue among the Federal Government, the 36 states and the 774 local governments. A council’s share is its statutory allocation, and the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation publishes the monthly disbursement reports. In July 2024, the Supreme Court affirmed the financial autonomy of local governments, to underline that this money belongs to the councils and their people.
WHAT THE RECORDS SHOW
The reforms of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu have raised what the Federation Account shares. The FAAC distribution was ₦907.054 billion in June 2023. By June 2026 it was ₦2.551 trillion, about 2.8 times higher. Kogi’s state budget has risen from ₦172 billion in 2023 to ₦820.49 billion in 2026. A budget is a plan, not cash received, but the direction is clear.
Dekina Local Government’s net allocations, as recorded in the official disbursement reports:
March 2026: ₦636,755,326.15
April 2026: ₦709,616,932.88
May 2026: ₦752,588,368.06
June 2026: ₦749,547,294.93
Total, March to June: ₦2,848,507,922.02.
Figures published by BudgIT for January, February and July put Dekina’s receipts at ₦732,295,393, ₦683,318,809 and ₦960,517,205. Together with the checked months, this brings the minimum for January to July 2026 to ₦5,224,639,329.02. Reports for August and September were not available at the time of writing.
The pattern is not peculiar to Dekina. In June 2026, the 21 local governments in Kogi shared ₦12,755,965,920.92 in net allocations, an average of about ₦607 million each. The lowest was ₦460,358,087.28 and the highest ₦787,597,044.92.
THE SENATOR’S WORDS AGAINST THE RECORD
At the Anyigba town hall, Distinguished Senator Sunday Steve Karimi told the people that an average local government in Kogi State gets ₦500 million per month. The records confirm him, and show he was modest. In June 2026, the average Kogi local government received about ₦607 million, and Dekina alone received ₦749,547,294.93. Nationally, the Federation Account now shares about 2.8 times what it did in June 2023. The Senator’s message stands on the record: the money has increased, and it is reaching the councils.
THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW
An allocation is money received. It is not proof of what was done with it. A community that receives hundreds of millions of naira monthly can fairly ask what has changed:
- Are there functioning pipe-borne water schemes in Dekina’s communities?
- Are the primary health care centres open, staffed and stocked?
- Are there roads that carry farmers to market?
- Are there jobs and skills programmes for the young?
These are the very things the reform gains are meant to deliver. Where residents cannot point to them, the gap between income and impact is the story.
THE ALLEGED OBSTRUCTION
A recent report alleges that officials obstructed the Senator’s pro-Tinubu town hall in Anyigba, including restricted movement in Dekina and a traditional ruler who was reportedly restrained from attending. These remain allegations. The Win With Tinubu/Shettima movement has itself insisted that nobody should be accused of sabotage without evidence. Kogi Equity Alliance holds the same standard. If the allegations are untrue, those named can show it with a plain public statement.
WHAT KOGI EQUITY ALLIANCE DEMANDS
- Publish, for every local government in Kogi East, the monthly allocation received and the projects it financed.
- Open the Dekina accounts to public scrutiny, with a published list of water points, clinics, roads and jobs against the money received.
- Release the August and September disbursement figures without delay.
- Treat every lawful pro-Tinubu effort across Kogi as one family effort, whoever leads it.
The reforms are the President’s. The delivery belongs to those who hold the money. The people of Kogi East have waited long enough to see the difference.
– Hon. Adams Yusuf
Convener, Kogi Equity Alliance
Email: info@kogiequityalliance.org.ng
Sources: Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation monthly disbursement reports; BudgIT published allocation data; FAAC distribution communiqués.
