Kogi Government wasted over N20m to mobilize constituents against Sen. Dino despite grappling with payment of Workers Salaries.

In his usual lackadaisical manner the governor of Kogi State has once again shown he is dispassionate about the plight of the civil servants who are being owed 15months salaries by using over N20m meant for workers salaries to mobilize protesters against one of the perceived opponent of the government, Sen. Dino Melaye.

A group of protester which were mobilized with the millions of tax payer's money stormed the state INEC office yesterday to submit a petition demanding for the recall of Sen. Dino Melaye from the senate.
Reports reaching the THE LEAKAGES confirmed that the protest was sponsored by the Governor through his Chief of Staff Edward Onoja who is said to be obviously angry over the way and manner the senator has been opposing the government obnoxious  policies.

After the millions of money was released from the state treasury through the Chief of Staff, one of the Governor's aides, the S.A political was then said to have been instructed to oversee the success of the protest and equally ensure the sharing of the money to protesters who came from the 65wards in the senatorial district.

Each of the protesters who came in two to three buses per ward were handed N5000 each after the protest while undisclosed amount of millions were also given out to media houses both in and out of the state to cover the protest.

Critical stakeholders in the state have reacted to the waste of state resources by the government despite owing workers salaries.

The protest has been described as total waste of time and resources.

The government have once again shown the world they have no interest of the state at heart, how can you use that amount for such purpose when people are dying of starvation due to non payment of salaries.
It's the height of wickedness of a government to its citizens, one of the stakeholders reacted.

Also contacting one of the party APC stakeholders from the district, he said the protesters only made themselves available for the protest in order to get what belongs to them.

The money belongs to them and they have to get it back directly or indirectly, so we are not worried.
How can you say you are recalling a performing senator when it's clearly spelt out in the constitution how a legislator can be recalled. Is that how to recall a legislator? he asked.

It's like chasing the wind trying to recall one of the best Senator in Nigeria today.
We are proud of senator Dino Melaye and we are with him.
Most times It's good you allow people to go and chop or get what belongs them.
Most of the protesters called us to seek our approval to take part in the protest and we told them to go ahead to collect their share of the money, he concluded.

Recalled that recently Sen. Dino Melaye have been one of the major critic of the government and had recently approach the court to sue the government and the house of assembly on the illegal constitution and extension of tenure of local government administrator in the state.

Governor Yahaya Bello has been in the news for his negative government policies since he came on board.
Kogi State seem to be in a mess under the governor's watch.