It is disheartening that supposed intellectuals and lovers of Nigeria are all over the TL defending the non-payment of salaries for over 7 months by Governor Alex Otti. For the records, I'm not against verification and staff audit of government workers, almost all Governors do that when they get into office.
Recall, this was the same excuse former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, gave when asked why he hasn't paid workers salaries. Made several claims of ghost workers and he needed to get the verification done, and all that. For years, he kept running the verification excuses and ended up owing workers in the State.
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My point is that governors who want to do verification and staff audit must put a timeline to this process as it both serves the interest of the State Government and civil servants. You cannot be doing a verification exercise for over 7 months. Let there be a very realistic and workable timeline for this. How can this be hard? Having agreed on a timeline with the civil service, anyone defaulting after deadlines should face the consequences. We are yet to see governance as serious business.
I don't buy the excuses from the Alex Otti government of Abia State. Not convincing at all. It is giving the Yahaya Bello vibes of not paying workers. More suspect that some people on this app will crucify other Governors but will be struggling to find their voices to crucify Alex Otti for doing the same thing.
What sort of selective condemnation is this!
Governor Alex Otti owes Abia State workers 7 salaries. Let's hold him accountable instead of parroting lame excuses.
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