Lagos State Government issues Response to Allegations of Budget Padding

The Lagos State Government has issued a response to the allegations of an over bloated budget and reckless spending contained in the financial documents published on the website on the state Public Procurement Agency.

Over the last 3 days, several Nigerians have been knocking the Lagos state government on its budget after an expose by a governorship candidate in the state, Funsho Doherty.

The Director-General of the agency Fatai Onafowote in a statement said the body was committed towards transparency, accuracy and accountability in all government transactions.

Fatai Onafowote said the financial information had been misinterpreted due to misunderstandings arising from a lack of clarity, which according to him, had triggered unintended misinterpretations.

You can read the full statement and the breakdown of the state government’s response to Funsho Doherty in the tweet below:

https://twitter.com/followlasg/status/1726875450277068877?s=19

You can read the original expose from Funsho Doherty in the tweet below:

https://twitter.com/funsodoherty/status/1725897382682849540?t=jQ2dTfHiG75m5bHpF0x8YA&s=19