It’s no longer needful in a democratic setting like Nigeria we continue on a wrong path except with the goal of going farder from our goal.
The governor of kogi state Usman Ododo is mismanaging the state resources in the ongoing gubernatorial election tribunal holding in Abuja.
He promised to pay anyone who attend the tribunal sittings. This he has not failed through the office of the State auditor.
You will recall that Chief J.S Okutepa (SAN) in an interview with the Confluence trust newspaper vol.01, number 33 canvased for a situation where every post electoral legal matters is concluded before Nigeria political office holder are sworn in.
His reason is based on the perception that swearing them into office while legal actions against them persist allows them to use public funds to obtain victory at the expense of their opponents.
This ODODO has fully demonstrated without prejudice.
The court premises has turned a bumming business environment for the supporters of ododo as thousands of them floods the court to be paid.
Let me remind you that kogi state is top on the list of states much indebted to the central bank of Nigeria. The external debt of the state stands at $52.79m, equivalent of #35,01bn.
The attendance registered is often open for attendees to enable payment after the court proceedings. It’s a daily occurrence as the auditor is always and fully on ground to dispose this fund.
In his words. We will pay you, just attend.
When state funds are redirected for wrong purposes, development will be far from the people.
When next you notice an increasing numbers of attendees, remember it’s just a business.
One Abdulrazak disclosed that, many of them are not pleased with the activities of the former governor but must be in court to catch out for their daily survival.
When he was asked while he didn’t claimed anonymous, he re-asked, how long will I continue in disguise ?
The governor is therefore advised to focus on the state for the period this tribunal will last to enable him have his name writing in gold.
