Many of South-Western Nigeria’s political figures today only wear Chief Obafemi Awolowo’s (COA’s) trademark cap but lack a great fraction of his mental strength and administrative acumen. Some even wear his eye-glasses as a pretentious similitude of Chief Obafemi Awolowo’s eagle-likened vision that distinguished him among folks during and after his time of life but guess what, these political opportunists lack foresight. One thing is certain- COA influenced his immediate society. Like father, like son they say but there is a huge difference in this figure of speech. I begin to wonder reasons for the extreme mutation.
Sir, On February 21st 2014, I wrote an article to you via Mr Japheth Omojuwa’s blog (www.omojuwa.com) under the caption “Dear Gov. Olusegun Mimiko, you are not working for the Ondo people.” Sir, this same article was again published in the letter category of the Punch’s newspaper on March 13th 2014 under the polemic tag “Sunshine State, stand up and be counted”. Also, on the 7th of March 2014, Sahara Reporters published in their article category the second part of “Oh ye Sunshine State, Stand up and be Counted (2)”. The intents and content of all these syndicated articles all wind up as to the mere fact that you are not working for the interest of your people. Sir, responses followed those critiques, as usual, mails were equally received by me in which many were of the opinion that you are not actually working for the people of the sunshine state. Mr Governor, from my thorough investigation, they are not from the opposition party neither
do they hate you in person but they actually detest the fact that some of the same people whom you had sworn to protect their very interests are going to bed with empty stomachs. Those denied their legitimate entitlements are becoming irresponsible persons to their immediate families and even community.
Sir, I checked the archives a while ago, I found out you owe pensioners their entitlement, you owe teachers two months’ salary already across the state. Succinctly, you owe almost everybody in the state one thing or another. Even, your responsible children are still being owed their little annual stipend of N100, 000.00 and N10, 000.00 respectively for year 2014. Sir, the scholarship merit award for year 2014 have not being received by the Ondo State students who applied, met the stipulated requirements and even wrote the Computer-based exam. Of which, it has been stated otherwise to public ears through the radio media that the payment of scholarship and even bursary was approved by you some weeks before the original date of the presidential elections in the country. Surprisingly, only a few students were even paid the bursary stipend of N 10,000.00 while the scholarship to worthy students has not been paid at all.
This unfathomably neglect of the whole award poses a serious challenge on the integrity of you and your government even when N500.00 and N1000.00 respectively were used to register for these awards. Sir, as I have always believed, you are a poster-child of one of those cliques of public office bearers in Nigeria that do not joke with the virility of the media- it has even become crystal as you rarely grant too many interviews. All owing to the fact that you tend to lend credence to whatever you say outside politics but this time round, it goes against your usual norm, and so, I suspect a missing link between you, your government and the cheated students. Absolutely, something is wrong somewhere. it is either something is wrong with me or your government being managed by you but sir, the last time I checked, I was still in my perfect frame of mind. So, arguably, something is wrong with the other person aforementioned but then again before history would
judge you sir, those printed lies of government must be taken back to the court of public hearing so that you can reverse the cloak and wear it with the lining on the outside or you provide the wherewithal to settle these cheated students.
Once again sir, how the land lies is unequivocally deafening to the ears and sickening to the heart. Sir, comparing the debt profile of Osun state with Ondo state is utterly irrational. Lest we forget, there is a 13% derivation principle that governs the allocation of revenue to oil producing states as it was enshrined in the 1999 constitution, Osun state is not rich as Ondo state and yet the government of “I WILL WORK FOR YOU” still shamefully came out to say, Osun state is owing their workers 6 months’ salary while Ondo state lags behind the debt profile of Osun state which means the government is better that some states in terms of prompt payment of salaries to workers.
This is a case in point that gives a formal confirmation that no civility in you or your government anymore. Sir, it seems to me that Ondo state is actually broke, not because there are capital projects being constructed around nor because more people were employed into civil service. Where then is our money? In clear terms sir, you are failing the people so seriously. Even in the last presidential elections, you saw how the “hungry and angry” Ondo state indigenes vested their anger on you by voting massively against your party (PDP). No money, but sir, it has become a public knowledge of how much was spent to prosecute the last House of Assembly elections in the state. So who is deceiving whom?
Sir, On February 21st 2014, I wrote an article to you via Mr Japheth Omojuwa’s blog (www.omojuwa.com) under the caption “Dear Gov. Olusegun Mimiko, you are not working for the Ondo people.” Sir, this same article was again published in the letter category of the Punch’s newspaper on March 13th 2014 under the polemic tag “Sunshine State, stand up and be counted”. Also, on the 7th of March 2014, Sahara Reporters published in their article category the second part of “Oh ye Sunshine State, Stand up and be Counted (2)”. The intents and content of all these syndicated articles all wind up as to the mere fact that you are not working for the interest of your people. Sir, responses followed those critiques, as usual, mails were equally received by me in which many were of the opinion that you are not actually working for the people of the sunshine state. Mr Governor, from my thorough investigation, they are not from the opposition party neither
do they hate you in person but they actually detest the fact that some of the same people whom you had sworn to protect their very interests are going to bed with empty stomachs. Those denied their legitimate entitlements are becoming irresponsible persons to their immediate families and even community.
Sir, I checked the archives a while ago, I found out you owe pensioners their entitlement, you owe teachers two months’ salary already across the state. Succinctly, you owe almost everybody in the state one thing or another. Even, your responsible children are still being owed their little annual stipend of N100, 000.00 and N10, 000.00 respectively for year 2014. Sir, the scholarship merit award for year 2014 have not being received by the Ondo State students who applied, met the stipulated requirements and even wrote the Computer-based exam. Of which, it has been stated otherwise to public ears through the radio media that the payment of scholarship and even bursary was approved by you some weeks before the original date of the presidential elections in the country. Surprisingly, only a few students were even paid the bursary stipend of N 10,000.00 while the scholarship to worthy students has not been paid at all.
This unfathomably neglect of the whole award poses a serious challenge on the integrity of you and your government even when N500.00 and N1000.00 respectively were used to register for these awards. Sir, as I have always believed, you are a poster-child of one of those cliques of public office bearers in Nigeria that do not joke with the virility of the media- it has even become crystal as you rarely grant too many interviews. All owing to the fact that you tend to lend credence to whatever you say outside politics but this time round, it goes against your usual norm, and so, I suspect a missing link between you, your government and the cheated students. Absolutely, something is wrong somewhere. it is either something is wrong with me or your government being managed by you but sir, the last time I checked, I was still in my perfect frame of mind. So, arguably, something is wrong with the other person aforementioned but then again before history would
judge you sir, those printed lies of government must be taken back to the court of public hearing so that you can reverse the cloak and wear it with the lining on the outside or you provide the wherewithal to settle these cheated students.
Once again sir, how the land lies is unequivocally deafening to the ears and sickening to the heart. Sir, comparing the debt profile of Osun state with Ondo state is utterly irrational. Lest we forget, there is a 13% derivation principle that governs the allocation of revenue to oil producing states as it was enshrined in the 1999 constitution, Osun state is not rich as Ondo state and yet the government of “I WILL WORK FOR YOU” still shamefully came out to say, Osun state is owing their workers 6 months’ salary while Ondo state lags behind the debt profile of Osun state which means the government is better that some states in terms of prompt payment of salaries to workers.
This is a case in point that gives a formal confirmation that no civility in you or your government anymore. Sir, it seems to me that Ondo state is actually broke, not because there are capital projects being constructed around nor because more people were employed into civil service. Where then is our money? In clear terms sir, you are failing the people so seriously. Even in the last presidential elections, you saw how the “hungry and angry” Ondo state indigenes vested their anger on you by voting massively against your party (PDP). No money, but sir, it has become a public knowledge of how much was spent to prosecute the last House of Assembly elections in the state. So who is deceiving whom?
Now that the people of the Sunshine state lack in the midst of plenty, your monthly quality worth of security vote should become a part of the sacrifice to fix some of the burning issues in the present land of agony. Dr Mimiko, the people of the Sunshine state are not happy with you, please put sunny smiles on their faces once again.
Bio: Orukotan Ayomikun Samuel is currently a 500level student of the Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo State
Orukotan Ayomikun Samuel writes from the Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo via orukotanayomikun@yahoo.com
Views expressed are solely that of author and does not represent views of www.omojuwa.com nor its associates
