HOW COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE TURNED KOGI STATE INTO A FAMILY BUSINESS

It’s no longer a news that the adminstration of his Excellency Governor Alhaji Yahaya Adosa Bello has spent over 3years in office haven’t resume the mantle of leadership in Kogi state on 26th January 2016 after the demise of Late Prince Abubakar Audu of the blessed memory. The Advent of Yahaya Bello was perceived to be a new Dawn in the Kogi political space been the first minority to lead the state since the return to Democracy in 1999.

Kogites were overwhelmed, Most especially from the central senatorial district of the state. During the inauguration speech, the young and  dynamic governor was quoted of saying ” The Elephant ‘State Resources will not be shared amongst themselves but will be rare for the benefits of all kogi citizen” it was a powerful speech that reawaken the spirit of patriotism and togetherness amongst the youths of kogi state.

However, unlike other Senatorial districts like KOGI EAST that has the likes of the workaholic and the ever progressive Chief of Staff, Chief David Edward Onoja and Kogi Central which also produces progressives like Eng Abubakar Ohere and Pharmacist Asuku, that of kogi West self-aclaimed leaders has witness a tremendous political fall and has shortchanged  their immediate communities by massively investing and empowering their family members both within and outside the state.

The political injustice and economy unfairness orchestrated by the Commissioner of Finance Honorable Asiwaju Asiru in kogi west has never been heard of or witnessed from any of the past and serving political appointees in the state since the creation of kogi state. 

In a bid to empower all his relatives and shortchange his Senatorial districts politically, the Honorable Commissioner of finance appointed his blood Brother As the Sole Administrator of Yagba East, His wife as Director in the State Board Of Internal Revenue,  one His Brother Head of Department Kogi state internal revenue, he awarded a N9 million monthly contract of cleaning the Commissioner quarters, His Sister who stayed in Kaduna and has no electoral value in the Senatorial districts handled and executed all the Kogi SUBEB contract meant for Kogi West Senatorial District, one of his relation is in charge of forestry in Yagba East and SDGs contracts for Kogi West allocated to one of his sister from Lagos. ” HABA, NA ONLY YOU WAKA COME?”

It will interest you to know that these and many more are some of the atrocities committed by the Honorable Commissioner of finance are what led to the dismal performance of the APC in Kogi West in the last general elections and most especially the Okun speaking side of the Senatorial district.

I wish to use this medium to call on the attention of all APC stakeholders within and outside the state to caution the Honorable Commsioner of Finance to stop shortchanging his community and Kogi west in general for his own personally interest.

Honorable Ahmed Tijjani Farouq is APC Youth Leader he writes from Lokoja