It is an open secret that the duo of Brother Abubakar Audu and Mallam Abiodun Faleke are behind the non-release of bailout funds approved for Kogi State.
Brother Audu, during a recent campaign, promised workers that he will clear all outstanding salaries within a month if voted in as governor again for a record third time. The question I asked myself was, where will Audu print over N40billion to fulfill this promise within 1 month? The only answer is; postponed release of bailout till January 28, 2016 so he can take the vain glory.
Ask Mallam Faleke, the imported running mate to Audu, if he wants the bailout fund released before February 2016, if he says yes, please change his name to Mallam James Opuro Faleke.
It is well known to Local government workers and basic education teachers that the abysmal fall in allocation accruing to local governments is responsible for the unfortunate percentage salary regime but they were unhappy with the immediate past helmsmen who paid themselves 100% salaries and allowances while paying hardworking workers half salary. Via divine intervention, President Buhari saw their plight and made provision for states to get low-interest bailout facility to offset the salary arrears. It is divine because government hardly gives or takes credit facility for recurrent expenditure.
The announcement of bailout approval for Kogi state was a soothing balm to the frayed nerves and workers started thanking God and President Buhari in earnest anticipation that their day of joy is here. Days have passed, weeks have passed, months are passing and there seems to be no light at the end of our tunnels! Who is responsible for this??!! This can be best described as Failure at the Edge of Success! Battle extenders are at work here!
Let me state here clearly to the duo who are hell-bent on postponing workers’ day of joy till February 2016, payment or non-payment of salary arrears will not change our resolve to vote who we want as governor come November 21, 2015. We are not little children, but fully grown adults and most of us have made up our minds on who we will vote for and who we will never vote for before now. Please, stop playing politics with our hard-earned salary!
I want to implore all Muslim Ummah and Christian brethren to lift of their voices in prayers unto Almighty God to:
- Put all battle extenders in Kogi state to shame
- Deliver us from the principalities who want to postpone our day of breakthrough
- Give us the best come November 21
God will answer our prayers.
– Abidemi Olalekan, Lokoja
