By Ameh Comrade Godwin

The Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole has explained why many states in the country are struggling to pay their civil servants’ salaries.
He attributed the current economic challenge to the misrule of the past administration led by Goodluck Jonathan.

He said even governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, which ruled the country in the last 16 years agreed with their colleagues from other parties that the “challenge today is as a result of abuses of yesterday”.


Oshiomhole spoke with State House correspondents shortly after a meeting he had with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

He said he and five of his colleagues had earlier met with Buhari on Tuesday to discuss the huge challenges being faced by many of the states.

Part of the problem, he said, was that many workers were not being paid.

According to him, once salaries wee not paid, the situation creates a vicious circle with landlords not getting their rents and market women unable to sell, leading to a depressed economy.


He said, “These issues were discussed yesterday (on Tuesday) and as usual President Buhari has been extremely supportive even though we all agree including PDP governors among us that the crisis that we are being faced was as a result of the misrule of the past.

“The challenge of today is as a result of the abuses of yesterday.

“But inspite of that, President Buhari has been very helpful. But for that, many states would have gone into crisis. I don’t know what you will call a state that is completely insolvent and bankrupt.

“We have to appreciate the President for the leadership he has provided; ‎I mean we all have a greater sense of security today than was the case around this time a year ago.

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Lalasticlala

I know it's OK to blame the head when things go wrong but I feel the title of this topic should have been PDP's mismanagement of our resources over the years culminated to the problems we have today, Jonathan wasn't the government alone

Pathetic Governor

Even after a year has passed, they are still blaming Jonathan.

Enough already

Iffa slap diz Ape ehn!

The blame game continues

Is that an excuse or what? If the past govt. Was perfect nobody would have vote 4 APC, We expect them to put this country inorder and stop all pointing finger...

mysteriousman:
I know it's OK to blame the head when things go wrong but I feel the title of this topic should have been PDP's mismanagement of our resources over the years culminated to the problems we have today, Jonathan wasn't the government alone

Dont mind d ape, his hate for gej will kill him soon.

Deapexboy:
Is that an excuse or what? If the past govt. Was perfect nobody would have vote 4 APC, We expect them to put this country inorder and stop all pointing finger...

APC only wanted to gain power in order to eat their own share of the national cake. They thought governance was about sharing money. They did not expect to meet tough times and now that they have to handle challenges, they are clueless.

Jonathan is same reason he is shooting blanks on lara...

Oshiomole go and continue working....stop dis blame game...its over a year....

jesse515:
Jonathan is same reason he is shooting blanks on lara...

Abeg fear God even if na small, why ur mouth come bad like OshiomhOLE face nah??

this ppl sef

Have u blamed GEJ today?

jesse515:
Jonathan is same reason he is shooting blanks on lara...

These APC guys won't cease to amaze me

godoluwa:
Have u blamed GEJ today?

i've not but, oshiomhOLE has...

ShowYourCertificate:


These APC guys won't cease to amaze me

Amaze is an understatement. They are pathetic fools

jesse515:
Jonathan is same reason he is shooting blanks on lara...

wait...tell me something. U mean he's impotent or he no get spermatozoa

Oshiomhole should be creative.

We have heard this before.