₦airaland Forum

Have you heard that the State of Osun may stop its
free feeding programme for the kids? They cannot
sustain it anymore. The Deputy Governor is
complaining that they spend N3.6 billion feeding the
kids every year and that federal allocation is falling.
They are saying parents may now be compelled to
pay some amount to assist the scheme. Aregbesola is
just a noisemaker. He is failing the people. So he
based the execution of all his programmes on oil
allocation? So he and his cabinet are clueless as to
how to turn Osun into a wealth-generating centre?
They spend N3.6 billion on the children's meals? Why
won't they when all they do is to import? What stops
Aregbe from turning the state into an agricultural or
a service hub for all of West Africa?
Why can't they grow the food the kids and everyone
is eating right there in Osun State where hectares
upon hectares of arable land are lying fallow and
unused? Or is Osun State so poor that it has nothing
to offer the world? Many Nigerian leaders have
empty skulls, they are clueless on how to advance
their states and almost all of them just collect oil
money and spend, so they never think or are
incapable of thinking of how they can generate
money on their own. And if APC cannot feed kids in
just one state, how will it feed all the kids in Nigeria?
And this same Aregbe is still owing salaries. He
shouts dwindling allocation as if he is the only one
with falling revenue, all the governors are receiving
reduced allocations so what is wrong with Baba
Kabiru, Oko Alhaja Sherifatu?
Where did he get the money for his campaign that he
cannot now pay salaries and feed the kids? Can't he
get the money from the same place? And I hope
people who believe in jazz see the uselessness of that
myth called blood money ritual. There is nothing like
that, you cannot turn human flesh into money unless
you sell it. If there was anything like that,
governments like that of Osun go don do am since.
We need vibrant leaders with vibrant ideas on how to
make the country advance not those giving excuses
that oil money is not enough. Are countries without
oil not paying worker salaries and feeding their kids?
And wait a minute, N3.6 billion? Who are the
contractors?

The corruption of power
Jailed James ibori of delta state reported to have bought a $250'000 armored plated hummer jeep while in office , Gabriel suswan, venue state governor is said to drive two armored Cadillac escalade. Also, rabiu kwankwanso governor of kano state was reported to have received shipment of three armored escalade Cadillac at the total price 156m excluding shipment the vehicle provide protection against high power rifles such as 7.62/39 5.56/45 and m89 ball. For public officers, the exotic cars are gift at the end of their services to the country. Apart from bulletproof cars, which also fuel and maintain with public funds public officers in Nigeria has also developed high taste for exotic executive aircraft, in this class the state governors, in particular who buy jets in the name of their states and use the same for personal and official assignment. One governor took possession of a brand new gulfstream G.450 valued at about $45million about 6.75billion while another bought a bombardier global at the cost of about $57million.
Governor danbaba suntai crashed the state jet Cessna 208 jet last year October while flying it to yola, adamawa state. He was the pilot of the I'll fated aircraft. Now the crashed jet is public money down the drain while suntai is yet to recover
The impunity with which Nigerian government officials spend the public fund is further accentuated by size of the size of the Nigerians that is bringing Nigerians to its calamitous end that is beyond my dynamic comprehension.
President's auto fleet. For instance in 2012 budget, 280m was provided for purchase. Of two bulletproof Mercedes Benz saloon 600 E guard for use by the president and there are also provision to spend #356,724,300 to replace aged vehicles belonging to the presidential ground fleet, I don't think Nigeria can survive with both pdp and apc