A legal practitioner, Ayo Omoleaupen, has written to the Minister of Finance and the Accountant-General of the Federation, demanding details of allocation to the 33 Local Government Areas in Oyo State from 2019 till date.
Ayo Omoleaupen, of Umar and Alofe Chambers, made the request pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 2011, on behalf of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representatives Candidate for Surelere/Ogo-Oluwa Federal Constituency in Oyo State, Comrade Akinloye Olusegun.
The request is a prelude to presenting petitions to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offenses Commission (ICPC).
In the letter dated October 27, 2026, “the information is requested for purposes of civic accountability, public interest research, and to promote transparency in public finance management, in line with Section 14(2)(c) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).”
The Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation was given seven days to provide the information, saying, “in line with Section 4 of the FOI Act, we kindly request that the information be made available within 7 days of receipt of this application.”
He also undertook to pay the prescribed fees for searching, duplication, transcription and certified true copies where applicable, in accordance with Section 8 of the FOI Act.
The letter read in part; “We are Solicitors to Mr. Akinloye Olusegun, hereinafter referred to as “our client”, on whose firm and express instructions we make this request pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 2011.
“Our client is an indigene of Oyo State and a concerned stakeholder in accountable governance and public finance management.
“We hereby request for the following information under the custody of the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation and the Federation Account Allocation Committee.
“The monthly breakdown of all federal allocations disbursed to each of the 33 Local Government Areas in Oyo State from May 2019 to October 2026.
“The breakdown for each per Local Government Area per month showing separately, where applicable; Statutory Allocation, VAT Allocation, Exchange Rate Gain / Differential, Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) and any other augmentation, excess crude, or distribution as approved by FAAC.
“The total aggregate amount disbursed to the 33 Local Government Areas in Oyo State collectively for each month within the period.”
