…Mercedes G-Wagon worth N40m, BMW and others from state purse is ludicrous
Our Lawless Executive are the most dangerous criminals.
Ladies and Gentlemen, it is trite to
state that democracy is expected to obey the law, but in Kogi state,
our dear Governor is functioning as the Executive Governor, Speaker of
the House and Judicial head. Our rubber-stamp House of Assembly has made
it possible for Bello to do so.
Our Executive Governor has trampled upon humans, knocked out
development. I remember what the legendary Afro-beat King, Fela
Anikulapo Kuti called “Demonstration of Craze”. This is Lawlessness, and
Lawlessness is impunity….and it has only led us to legal disparity,
uneven actuality and disunity. Executive Lawlessness is a weed in the
field of our dear state, Kogi. To say it is a bane is to simply call it
its right name!
BMW and G-Wagon Mercedes Benz as official vehicles for the Chief of Staff to the governor.
According to the Audu-Faleke group, the
cars in the Chief of Staff’s fleet are serviced and maintained by
Coscharis Motors, Abuja.
At this time of economic down-turn
with Civil Servants dying in scores as a result of non payment of
salaries running to seven months, Bello and his men are exhibiting
executive recklessness and height of insensitivity to the citizens.
In the midst of artificial famine
and starvation caused in Kogi State by Yahaya Bello, the state
Government purchased Mercedes-Benz worth N40,000,000 and BMW worth
N20,000,000 plus other luxurious cars to move in Bello’s Chief of
staff’s convoy.
The lawlessness of the executives has translated into helplessness, hopelessness and misery for Kogi state.
According to the National Institute
for Policy and Strategic Studies 2014; “Executive Lawlessness is defined
as Executive action or inaction that exhibits arrant disregard for the
rule of law, or involves the Executive flouting of enacted legislation
and judicial pronouncement”
The Mercedes-Benz G-Class SUV is built on an antiquated platform; not
even the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, one of the richest States is using
it but Kogi state Chief of staff is firmly in possession of these Cars
for his
comfortable cruising, extra sensory perceptions.
comfortable cruising, extra sensory perceptions.
Chief of staff to the Governor is an
appointee of the Governor, not an elected official. He is not even a
cabinet member, not an elected member of the State Assembly which
ordinarily are even supposed to be more honoured are using a car of
N3,000,000 only as against N20, 000,000 to N40,000,000 Bello’s Chief of
Staff is using.
Considering the exorbitant price tag on
these Cars, it commands that, many Nigerians can only dream and hope to
have a drive as classy as the 2015 Mercedes Benz G-class and the latest
BMW in the whole World. Can Kogi actually afford those at this critical
time? In reality, No. What a misplacement of priority! No wonder, many
Kogites describe Bello’s reign as Herod’s reign in the Bible.
Any decision taken that hurts the very people who voted you into power
shows height of wickedness and anti-human policy in large dose.
A Governor is ideally expected to
try and cushion the suffering of his people instead of adding to their
plight in a show of gross insensitivity.
The state is in a quagmire right now
and cannot afford such exorbitant cars for the Governor at this time
not to talk of a common Chief of staff who had credibility issue prior
to his sack as a practicing Banker then. Perhaps, reason why my Hausa
friend call those leading Kogi now as Barawo!
It is pertinent to stress that the Chief
of staff to Bello has being key dramatic personae in the affairs of
Kogi State that has resulted in the financial distress the state is in
today. He has played key role as either actor or conspirator and is much
knowledgeable than any of the Bello cabinet members as to how the state
got to this sore point.
Calling it recklessness is not enough but complete act of wickedness ,
direct involvement in milking the already bleeding state to death.Even though Bello wasn’t elected but inherited votes to become an Executive Governor he should know that the office of the Governor is a public office not a private office .
– Usman Okai Austin
Abuja,Nigeria .
Abuja,Nigeria .
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