Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has issued a directive for the immediate freezing of all state and local government accounts. The Commissioner for Finance, Asiwaju Asiru Idris, conveyed this announcement on Thursday in Lokoja, the state capital. In the statement, Commissioner Idris declared, “No imprest or any form of payment should be made to anyone from the Government Account henceforth. Standing Orders and Investment Instructions are hereby cancelled forthwith. All Kogi State and Local Government Accounts are hereby FROZEN with effect from today, Thursday 22nd November 2003
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