By Tosin Jide
When a man is frustrated He talks and behave anyhow . This is the case of some persons with reference to the just passed 2017 budget by Kogi State House of Assembly. I have seen the reaction of so many in the journey of my life when what they expect is not what they get.
An insult on all the members of the House of Assembly is an insult on us all. We must watch what we say especially when things don’t come in our favour as expected. We must understand the place of a patriotic Kogite before the place of political differences.
Members of the House of Assembly were elected by us from different local governments to be our representatives. We chose them based on our assessment on their capacity. Insulting them and spreading unconfirmed accusations against them is simply insulting ourselves.
Opposition is not for the painting of Government bad but to constructively criticize policies and decisions not in the interest of the people. What we say affect the image of the State and we must know that Kogi State is not a name but we the people.
Spreading wrong information on how the members of the Hosue of Assembly shared N48 Million Naira is the most absurd thing to do. If you are not happy that budget was passed , you can express that not building castle in the air.
2017 Budget is a budget prepare by the greatest minds led by Hon Kehinde Oloruntoba, it is the first budget that was ever made available to all Kogites even before presenting to the House of Assembly.
You needed to have been there during budget defense to see how items that were not necessary were thrown out by the Ministry of Budget and Planning.
They also made a public presentation of the budget to all Kogites where question were asked and answers provided to all questions.
The House of Assembly did not just passed the budget like that, they invited all to come for budget defense and it was made public. Our House of Assembly is made up of great guys who critically looked into the 2017 budget and found that all is in line for the transforming of lives of all Kogites.
