Wake up governors
The state governors, trying to torpedo the implementation of the autonomy granted the state legislature and judiciary by section 121, of the 1999 constitution , has a poor understanding of history. With due respect, they are swimming against the national tide, and this column urges them to wake-up to the reality that Nigerians are disgusted with the state of affairs and want a change.
The governors who don’t want the implementation of section 121, are those who want a financially weakened judiciary, so that the Chief Judge, would knock on their doors, to buy the diesel, to keep the courts open. They are those who corruptly misappropriate the physical and fiscal resources of the state, and because the state judiciary is tied to their apron strings, no person would dare approach the courts for redress.
So, on what basis, if not self-serving interests, are the governors dillydallying on the implementation of section 121 forming part of the constitution, which they swore to implement? It is unfortunate that the chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum , Dr Kayode Fayemi, and his colleagues, who have been sitting on that provision of the constitution, have quickly consulted the lawyers amongst themselves, to tout the illegality of Executive Order 10; when these same ‘egg heads’ were dormant since...
For Fayemi, who is reputed to have a doctorate degree in strategic studies, his stance on the implementation of the provision of section 121, is an abnegation of strategic thinking. If he has an eye on history, he would encourage his colleagues to obey the constitution of our country, on this sticky issue. After all, in a few years, all of them would serve their terms, and become ordinary citizens, who need transparency and accountability in governance for the society to function.
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