Residents of Ezeagu Local Government Area in Enugu State are being urged to demand transparency and accountability after new figures revealed that the LGA received a total of ₦6,169,823,267.09 from September 2024 to September 2025.
The amount—Six Billion, One Hundred and Sixty-Nine Million, Eight Hundred and Twenty-Three Thousand, Two Hundred and Sixty-Seven Naira and Nine Kobo—covers statutory allocations over a 13-month period, raising fresh questions about whether the projects on ground reflect the revenue that has entered the council’s coffers.
According to official allocation records, Ezeagu received the following monthly inflows:
- September 2024: ₦353,619,661.05
- October 2024: ₦387,566,904.15
- November 2024: ₦411,845,722.65
- December 2024: ₦477,036,297.68
- January 2025: ₦419,058,112.07
- February 2025: ₦502,712,611.28
- March 2025: ₦483,371,714.81
- April 2025: ₦456,898,350.47
- May 2025: ₦479,994,564.06
- June 2025: ₦487,138,618.03
- July 2025: ₦534,250,782.38
- August 2025: ₦580,339,942.40
- September 2025: ₦595,989,986.06
The rapidly increasing monthly allocations—particularly in 2025—have sparked renewed calls for residents to evaluate whether the level of infrastructural development, social services, healthcare improvement, road rehabilitation and community projects in Ezeagu are commensurate with the money received.
Good governance advocates say the numbers should empower citizens to ask critical questions.
“With over ₦6.1 billion entering Ezeagu within just 13 months, the people have every right to demand a full breakdown of how this money was spent,” one public accountability monitor said. “Citizens must insist that projects on ground match the allocations.”
Community stakeholders also argue that the era of passive governance is over and that transparent use of public funds must become the standard.
For many residents, the central question now is clear:
Has Ezeagu gotten value for the over ₦6.1 billion allocated in just one year?
Observers are urging the people to remain vigilant, attend council meetings, ask for published expenditure records, monitor ongoing projects, and ensure that elected leaders provide clear answers.
As allocations continue to rise, Ezeagu citizens are reminded that public funds belong to the people—and only the people can enforce accountability.
