CHRONOLOGY OF HIS FIFTEEN YEARS KWARA POLITICAL LEADERSHIP.....
It all begin in 2003, Kwarans were yearning for development and had lot
of expectations, riding on these wave, he was introduced to us as as
someone that can get things done. His qualifications were impressive,
coupled with his youthfulness and family background most Kwarans agreed
"a new figure has emerged". So he was given the mandate.
In
truth, he was the new political figure that relegated the old ones, he
formed his own caucus and groups, he promised to use his exposure and
influence to transform Kwara State to one of the richest state in the
country.
He was not alone, he invited some other Kwarans of his
age and selected some from his father's old guards to form his
government. The rest as they say is now history.
It is fifteen years already, how far have we develop as a State under his leadership?
Let me start with the Kwara State civil servants. I must confess, it is
like a curse to be a civil servant under Kwara State government. The
emoluments that cannot even feed Maigida's dog in a day is what they pay
to civil servant in a month as salary.
This reminds me of what
our kingmaker said when he was trying to woo the civil servants in 2003
inside the compound of ministry of education in order to secure their
votes, when he asked how much is their salaries and he was told he said
is it for a day or for a month? Now this is 2018, please someone should
ask him what Kwara State civil servants are being paid as salaries now,
is it for a day or a month? Hypocrisy of the highest order saturated
with executive extortion.
There's no health package, no welfare
and after retirement, it's more easier to bring down Sobi mountain than
to get gratuity. What about his promise of making Kwara state civil
servants kings and Queens? Another tale of telling people what they want
to hear.
Good road network is another fifteen years old promise
of the present political leadership in the state. It's funny that what
we are celebrating here is filling of portholes but not completion of
all roads across the state. Please what happen to promise of turning
Kwara to small London? Dead on arrival, did I hear you say "Sai leader"?
Qualitative Education is what he promised Kwarans but fifteen years
after, our schools are in shambles, students are being taught under the
tree and our teachers are the poorest paid in the country.
He
promised us pipe borne water running from our taps fifteen years ago but
today we are still battling with emergency water tanker distribution
after billions of naira have being expended.I find it difficult to
understand what's really happening or are we bedevilled?
Another
fifteen years old promise is Kwara state health sector. Yes, he built
diagnostic centre that is not affordable for Kwara masses and his
successor renovated some hospitals in the state without equipments. This
was confirmed recently by Kwara State house of assembly.
His
fifteen years leadership is not a total waste, he established Kwara
State University, built for-nothing cargo terminal and unaffordable
aviation college. But my question is, can he account for all the money
spent so far? Another question is are these projects not generating any
revenue? Of course they are, now what has and is being done with the
revenues generated from these investment? Which brings us to KWIRS the
body responsible for collecting those revenue or is it the body
responsible for siphoning those revenue generated from these projects
for the benefits of the few? Maybe these people have forgotten they will
not live forever and will give account one day.
He is a man that
subdue anything that go against his will and not ready to listen to
advice. The only conclusion I can draw from this is that he is placing
his national ambitions above the well being of Kwarans and have puppet
it place who will readily do his bidding.
My fellow Kwarans, it's
time to look elsewhere and give room for egalitarian leader to emerge.
Kwara State is not for them alone but for all of us.
May God guide our leaders right and help us the truth to know.
