Nigerians Still Waiting: With ₦11 Tn in FAAC, Tinubu Tells Governors to Justify Spending
ABUJA, Nigeria
At a meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Executive Committee (NEC) on July 26, 2025, President Bola Tinubu issued a stark public challenge to state governors: deliver real results at the grassroots or face voter disappointment. This admonition comes as the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) paid out ₦11.195 trillion to states and local governments between June 2024 and June 2025.
Key Highlights
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President Tinubu emphasized that citizens are yet to feel the impact of democracy, urging APC governors to “wet the ground” and deliver dividends of governance. “We must not rest… our people need to feel the impact of government more directly,” he declared. Recent revenue data shows FG collected ₦14.27 trillion in tax revenue from January to June 2025, marking a 43% increase from the same period in 2024. Dissecting the Numbers
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FAAC Disbursements (June 2024–June 2025):
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States: ₦6.492 trillion
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Local Governments: ₦4.704 trillion
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Federal Government: ₦6.034 trillion (out of total shared revenue)
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Civic Pressure Mounts
Civil society figures are echoing Tinubu’s message, calling on state leaders to show tangible impacts:
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Okechukwu Nwanguma (RULAAC): Called out governors for prioritizing political campaigns over infrastructure, arguing that defeats in public trust stem from moral failure—not lack of funds.Saviour Akpan (COMPPART Foundation): Accused executives of masking inertia with non-existent or superficial projects. “Despite the huge increase in federal allocations, the governors are more interested in using bogus, often non‑existent projects to continue deceiving their people.”Other analysts blame opaque budgeting, weak citizen oversight, and continuing state control over local government allocations—even after Supreme Court directives granting autonomy to LGAs.
