“We don’t want to be a rubber stamp to the governor.” KebbiState KebbiAssembly
resolution of the political crisis in Edo State, legislators in his state are threatening fire and brimstone against him.
The Guardian gathered that the legislators have decided to make good their threats. Confirming the Assembly’s stance, one of the lawmakers, who pleaded anonymity, explained that the members are working hard to fine-tune the processes for the governor’s impeachment for failing to implement their resolutions.
Further checks by The Guardian showed that the lawmakers seem to be doing the bidding of one of Governor Bagudu’s aides, who controls more than 60 per cent of the political appointees in the state, especially the special advisers and senior special assistants to the governor that have not been paid their salaries and allowances.
“It is our stand that all indications show that the commitment of the state government towards fighting the coronavirus is grossly inadequate,” the statement added. “Through the information received from the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, it was noticed that no single bag of fertiliser was provided for the 2020 wet season farming. In view of the foregoing, this honourable House is calling on the state government, as a matter of urgency, to procure sufficient fertiliser for the 2020 wet farming,” the lawmakers demanded.
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