In a meeting which was attended by the Speaker and government appointees from Kogi west, the Speaker assured the Governor and the Chief of Staff, Edward Onoja of his control over Okun people to successful recall Senator Dino Melaye.
The Speaker was said to insist that with over N2B, he will ensure a large turnout of people to recall the Senator but unknowingly to the Governor the Speaker is no longer popular and has lost his political influence on the people mostly Kabba/Bunu Local Government where he currently represent.
After releasing the said fund to Mr. Speaker and the Algon Chairman Taofiq Isa, half of the fund was said to have been diverted for selfish reasons after it was clear there will be low turnout for the exercise as there was no single soul available to be induced with the money for the verification exercise.
All polling unit were empty and deserted.
After the failed excercise the Governor and his Chief of Staff were obviously angry with the way the Speaker and other Okun Appointees mismanage the funds after fully knowing that Mr. Speaker and other appointees from Okun land are only feather weight and do not have any goodwill among the people or have any influence to mobilize support for the recall talk more of mobilizing support for the Governor’s second term ambition come 2019/2020
The Governor who was visibly angry hurriedly left the State Capital Lokoja to Abuja expressing his disappointment with Mr. Speaker and other Okun appointees over the failed recall exercise.
The Governor release and wasted over N5B as alleged by the Opposition party PDP for the failed recall exercise of Senators Dino Melaye despite owing workers and Pensioners over two years.
The people have described the failed recall as a litmus test for 2019/2020 general elections where the Governor and his cohorts will be roundly defeated and sent packing from the state.
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