Delta tops with N128.3 billion as 36 states, FCT received N1.48 trillion in Q3 of 2024

By Ozuem Adilike

Delta State received the highest allocation of N128.3 billion from FAAC in the third quarter (Q3) of the year 2024 as all 36 states, including the FCT received N1.48 trillion, BudgIT reports.

According to BudgIT, five states got over N50 billion, 15 states received between N30 billion and N50 billion, while 17 states had below N29 billion.

The report extracted from BudgIT’s X handle this on Tuesday December 10, further revealed: “Rivers – N107.8 billion, Lagos – N106.2 billion, Akwa Ibom – N88.3 billion and Bayelsa – N76.2 billion.

In a related development, Delta State Commissioner for Works (Rural and Riverine Roads), Charles Aniagwu has said the state is among the first sets in the country to pay the new minimum wage as far back as October 2024.

Speaking on a live television programme monitored in Asaba with the theme ‘Developments within the sub-nationals year 2024 in retrospect’ at the weekend, Aniagwu said Delta is not among those that are still delaying to meet with their commitment.

According to him, “When the federal government agreed with labour on the need to implement a N70,000 minimum wage, our government made it very clear that as soon as that was settled, we were going to proceed to begin implementation.

So, we are not among those that are still procrastinating. We are not even implementing just N70,000. We are implementing far above that.

“We are not saying we are going to implement because as for the salaries that were paid last month, our people have already received the minimum wage right from October. So we have started implementing.

“So we are not among those that are having challenges with their workforce. We always have the cooperation of our labour force in Delta.

“Governor Oborevwori who is very labour-friendly, has even before the argument around wage increase, because of the hardship that was triggered by certain pronouncements at the federal level already kick-started a number of policies aimed at ensuring that our workforce is taken care of and that the challenges triggered by some of those policies are mitigated.”

On health care delivery, Aniagwu said the Oborevwori administration was working on over 150 health centres even as the 64 general hospitals in the state are receiving a facelift. This is in addition to the establishment of a new teaching hospital in Ozoro.

“We have been able to get the National Universities Commission to accredit a number of programmes including the introduction of Medicine at the Delta State University of Science and Technology in Ozoro.

“We have been able to get the National Universities Commission to accredit a number of programmes including the introduction of Medicine at the Delta State University of Science and Technology in Ozoro.

“So we are now building a College of Medicine that will be able to cater to the needs of the medical students that will have to attend that institution in Ozoro.