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Kogi Election by Playwhizard(m): 9:36am On Oct 26, 2015 |
The Kogo state governor, Idris Wada, has in a
statement recently said that the state government will
not compromise its rights even in the face of
persecution by the All Progressives Congress
governorship candidate in the November 21 election,
Prince Abubakar Audu.
Governor Idris Wada
This was stated by the governor through his chief
communications manager, Phrank Shaibu, in
relations to the issue of bailout funds which was
said to have been used as a form of campaign on the
side of the APC governorship candidate.
According to Vanguard report, Governor Wada called
on President Muhammed Buhari not to play politics
ahead of the Kogi election with the issue of bailout
fund earmarked for states. Wada who is contesting on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party reminded the president that Kogi is yet to get its portion of the bailout several months after fulfilling the necessary documentation. Crediting a particular statement to Prince Audu and his running mate, Abiodun Falake, at a campaign rally where the duo said they had prevailed on the president to order the stoppage of the release of bailout funds to Kogi state until after the election in November, the governor said that it was not ideal to politicise the issue. Wada said: “We (government) called on President Buhari as leader for all, not to be swayed by the antics of this desperate politician who is nothing but the author and finisher of the woes of civil servants in Kogi state. “What kind of desperation will make a man to callously and viciously wage war against the release of resources meant for the people of his state? The Kogi state government is of the firm view that the bailout fund is only a loan and not a presidential benevolence. The Kogi boss urged the president to as a matter of urgency order the release of the said funds so that the state could meet its obligations to its workers the case is concerned. The governor said: “For one, the President has consistently stressed the role of morality in governance..continue @ www.playnews.mywapblog.com |
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