Atsekutu Reacts To Alledge Embezzlement of SURE-P Funds**..... Assures Residents that Money will be used for people oriented projects

*Atsekutu Reacts To Alledge Embezzlement of SURE-P Funds*
*..... Assures Residents that Money will be used for people oriented projects*

BY Stephanie Ikanone Odiete

Hon Smart Yomi Asekutu, Executive Chairman of Warri North Local Government Area has reacted to the news emanating from Niger Delta Today that he was attacked and beating by his Councilors over embezzlement of SURE-P funds.

Asekutu who spoke to few Journalist said that the money for Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Program known as SURE-P funds released by the Federal Government days ago was still in the Local Government Council's account and that the money will be used judiciously for people oriented projects to affect lives positively

In continuation, he said; I would also like to debunk the part where Niger Delta Today wrote that I am hardly in my office, this is Campaign period and as a party man, I am expected to be among the train on days slated for Campaign, apart from campaign days, I am usually in my office, attending to issues.

I was not beaten by my Councilors, they had some issues that needed clarification and they came to meet me for it. I spoke to the leaders of the legislative arm and that was it.

Speaking further, he said that the Delta State Government, had approved two million naira for Constituency Projects for Councilors, across all the Local Government Area in Delta State and as the Chairman of Warri North Local Government Area, he decided to add one million naira to make it three million naira for his Councilors and that he is amongst the first Council Chairman who has started giving his Councilors money for Constituency Projects, some Local Government Area are yet to start, but I have started in my Local Government Area, I pay two Councilors every month and I have been able to pay 10 of them from the 20 Councilors that I have, these are the first set of Councilors, and the second badge will receive theirs soonest, this is because I divided them into badges for easy payment he added.

On the issue of refuse disposal truck; the council boss said that his Local Government Area, Warri South West and Burutu Local Government Area were exempted from buying the refuse disposal truck because they basically reverine area.

We were asked not to buy a truck, because our Local Government Area was reverine and we were asked to use the money to clear water hycinth from the water ways to ease navigation by boats and to reduce flooding he said.

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