The Governor of Edo State,
Adams Oshiomole, on
Wednesday clashed with a
former Governor of Cross
River State, Donald Duke,
and ex-Niger State
Governor, Babangida Aliyu,
over the poor performance
of the economy and decline
of the Naira.

The incident occurred
during the second public
lecture organised by the
Kukah Centre for Faith,
Leadership and Public
Policy, which had the
theme, ‘From activism to
political power: The
challenges of democratic
governance in Nigeria’.
At the programme,
moderated by the founder
of the centre and Catholic
Bishop of Sokoto Diocese,
Rev. Fr. Mathew Hassan
Kukah, Oshiomhole
condemned the previous
Peoples Democratic Party
government.

He said crass corruption
and looting, which
characterised the PDP 16
years in power, were
responsible for Nigeria’s
current economic crisis.
Oshiomhole said, “We have
to change the society
where all you need to do is
to get your brother elected
and get him around the
Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation and he turns to
an oil marketer, do some
papers and become a
billionaire in the name of
subsidy.

“We have to change that;
and that is what this change
is all about. There is always
a time between decisions
and consequences. What
politicians did in the past;
that is the consequences
we are facing now.
“There is always a timeline
between massive looting of
the treasury, transfer of
defence budget to private
pockets, taking money
meant for infrastructure
and spending $16bn on
light (power). The more
money you spend, the
more darkness.”

Duke, who was the
chairman of the occasion,
had earlier criticised the All
Progressives Congress-led
Federal Government and its
change mantra, adding that
the change campaign was
nothing but fake
propaganda.
He said, “Sadly, politicians
in our society today are
mostly jobbers and budget
padders advocating for
themselves and not the
society. They cleverly and
surreptitiously apply the
word change. I, of course,
won’t use that word
because as a member of
the PDP or what is left of it
that word change ‘dey do
me one kind.”

Duke also questioned the
sincerity of Oshiomole as a
labour leader during his
days as President of the
Nigerian Labour Congress.
He said idealism then
contradicted some of the
programmes championed
by the Edo State governor.

Similarly, Niger State
former Governor, Aliyu
tackled the Federal
Government, APC
governors and their
economic policies, warning
that such economic policies
had increased the suffering
of Nigerians.
Aliyu confronted Oshiomole,
who he said benefited
tremendously from the PDP
government but only turned
around to ridicule the party.

“During my time we paid
salaries. In the North, apart
from Kano State, the rest
18 states are civil service
states. Payment of salary is
very crucial in sustaining
the economy. This time
around, they don’t
understand anything about
the essence of salary.”

Speaking on the policies of
the APC government, Aliyu
said, “Please Governor
Oshiomole, talk to Governor
Rochas Okorocha; tell him
that civil servants were not
employed to be farmers.”
He said although the
governor can defend the
government, the prevailing
economic circumstance was
biting the masses severely.

“Go to the market, go to
the streets, you will hear
cry. I don’t understand this
silence when some people
are messing up,” Aliyu said.

The Director of the Kukah
Centre, Dr. Arthur-Martins
Aginam, said the forum
among others was to
elevate the quality of
political discourse in the
country by generating ideas
through robust and
informed engagement
between public officials and
citizens and in the
processes deepen the
nation’s democracy.

Punchng.com 10/8/16

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Dat is osho baba the parrot

Op this you article go make sense if you paragraph am wella you hear?
Thanks.

Osho always embarrass the the good people of Edo state but,they should cry no more that Ize-iyamu is about to wipe away their tears.

This dullard called Oshiomumule should be given a slap as a parting gift by Duke and Ali he goes about making Noise while Edo state people are yawning and suffering

Oshiomole never says a word without mentioning PDP and 16 years ago. I'm sure even when Lara coughs he will blamee PDP. I pity Edolites.

Our politicians should be collaborating on the way to move the economy forward, not clashing and blaming one another

The way they go about PDP and 16 years, it is obvious they came together and agreed to use the stale lines to cover their incompetence.

Isn't Oshiomole part of the 16 years?
Wasn't he the leader of the group that sued Federal Government over its intention to save the Excess Crude Account?

APC should change their change slogan to "PDP and 16 years "

The difference between oshiomole and dullard buhari is age

IstandWitBuhari:
The difference between oshiomole and dullard buhari is age

I swear

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