By Levinus Nwabughiogu

ABUJA- Nigeria governors Wednesday night in Abuja said that they were ready for Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on the investigation of alleged diversion of the Paris Club refunds made to States to pay workers’ salaries.

The governors took the position at the meeting of the Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF which ended at about 12 midnight at the Old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

It will be recalled that reports were rife last week that the NGF may have used fictitious consultants to divert some of the money from Paris Club contrary to the advice of the President Muhammadu Buhari to offset salary arrears of workers in their respective States.

EFCC operatives

The ill development had also attracted the attention of the anti-graft commission. On that account, the Presidency, it was learnt, ordered an investigation into the disbursement of the funds.

But fielding questions from State House correspondents after the nocturnal NGF meeting, Chairman of the Forum and Zamfara state governor, Abdulaziz Yari, said the governors were waiting for EFCC.

“We discussed the issue of Paris Club and London Club. We observed that EFCC said it is doing investigations. Yeah, we support the federal government for fighting corruption.

“We are waiting for the EFCC to come up with what they say is the investigation and come up with the result”, Yari said.