The Kogi State Government has directed the freezing of all State and Local Government accounts with immediate effect.

A statement signed by the Commissioner for Finance, Asiwaju Asiru Idris said no impress or any form of payment should be made to anyone from government account henceforth.

According to the statement, all “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.”

It is still unknown why the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello decided to freeze all state and LG accounts.