In 2013, Former Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State and the then 24 APC members in the State House of Assembly did not only reject autonomy for local government, all the Governors elected on the platform of the APC unanimously rejected autonomy for Local Government. This is no longer news. The same autonomy that the impeached/ embattled EKHA Speaker, Wale Omirin, apparently acting on the instruction of Dr. Fayemi, rejected last year, is now being supported today by Dr. Omirin and his group just because Dr. Kayode Fayemi is longer in power. Below are links to buttress my affirmation. News Flash: APC governors oppose autonomy for Nigeria’s local governments The governors of the All Progressive Congress, APC, at the end of their meeting on Wednesday rejected autonomy for Nigerian local governments. The governors, in a communique released after their meeting in Lafia, said the National Assembly was right by not including local government autonomy in the ongoing constitutional amendment. The eight point communique released after their five hour meeting in Lafia was read by Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State. The governors said autonomy for the local governments would undermine the fundamental principle of federalism and push the country towards a unitary system..... READ MORE: premiumtimesng/news/142771-apc-governors-oppose-autonomy-for-nigerias-local-governments.html Furthermore, I say without any fear of intimidation that all the Nigerian Governors are partners in crime. I say again that Nigerian Governors are one when it is time to loot our common patrimony. Party Ideology is suspended when it is time to share the common wealth. Friends, read the resolution of Jonah Jang led faction of NGF (PDP) on LG autonomy. punchng/news/govs-reject-autonomy-for-councils/ Meanwhile, the same LG autonomy has been rejected by the Edo State House of Assembly. READ MORE: vanguardngr/2014/12/pdp-carpets-edo-apc-lawmakers-rejection-lg-autonomy-bill/ I detest deceit. Dr. Adewale Omirin should tell us why he rejected autonomy last year and now approving it. This is hypocrisy. We should be consistent in our actions and decisions. Thats the hallmark of integrity. What ever good or bad we do today, shall be referenced tomorrow. I thank God, I wrote in support of Local Government autonomy last year and I am still insisting that Nigerian Governors should please, for the sake of the people yearning for development at the grassroots, allow autonomy for Local Government to be approved. MAA.
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:47:35 +0000
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