- An aide to Kogi governor said the decision of the governor to sell non-profitable assets and used the realised money to stimulate the economy is a smart one
- He said those criticising the decision are unsettled by the governor's performance
- He described the critics as ‘bunch of failures’ who are trying to play politics with the future of Kogi state
In a reaction to criticisms by a socio-political group, Save Kogi Project, the director general of media and strategy to Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state, Kingsley Fanwo, said the leaders of the group are a “bunch of failures”.
Fanwo said the critics are unsettled by the giant strides the administration of Yahaya Bello is recording in the state, Vanguard reports.
He said that the governor’s aide stated that the group should not be taken seriously.
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He said: “They are a bunch of failures, who are trying to play politics with the future of our dear state. Our decision to sell off non-yielding assets is to enable government provide infrastructure for economic development.
“It is economic smartness to sell what does not give you income now and inject what is realised to stimulate the economy.
“The angst of the group was the failure of Governor Bello to share the commonwealth of the state with them.
“We remain resolute to moving the state forward as the people are solidly with the governor. The latest onslaught was occasioned by the embarrassing sea of heads that greeted the All Progressives Congress, APC, rally in Lokoja on February 17.
“The staff verification exercise was a huge success that saved the state billions that were hitherto wasted on ghost workers and unintended beneficiaries. We have changed the orientation of the civil servants.
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“Their lies that APC was dead in Kogi was punctured and they have decided to move on to the next lie.”
NAIJ.com previously reported that Governor Bello warned cattle rustlers that their wicked activities would not be condoned in the state.
The governor said that the state’s hospitality should not be taken as a gateway for criminal elements. He assured the people that government will protect them from the hands of criminals.
The Guardian had reported that armed persons on Tuesday, February 20, rustled 95 cows after reportedly launching an attack on SBD farm limited belonging to the late former minister of national planning, Silas Daniyan, in Mopa Muro local council of Kogi state.
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Source: Naija.ng
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Tuesday, 27 February 2018