Events emanating from Kogi state portends disillusion in governance, a state basking in the euphoria of phony glory. A lot have been said about the confluence state as regard elections and state of development and underdevelopment in recent times and one would be tempted to ask if the state is the most vibrant in the country, hence the hullabaloo!
Events emanating from Kogi state portends disillusion in governance, a state basking in the euphoria of phony glory. A lot have been said about the confluence state as regard elections and state of development and underdevelopment in recent times and one would be tempted to ask if the state is the most vibrant in the country, hence the hullabaloo!
The importance and location of Kogi state in the nation can not be overemphasized, in the area of centrality, proximity to the nation’s capital, easy accessibility to other parts of the country and historical journey of the nation.
The above mentioned became imperative because as concerned citizens we can not afford the luxury to sit and watch a certain cabal experiment with the state and its resources at the detriment and chagrin of the populace.
As it stands today, kogi state is on the verge of annihilation, the reason being that nothing seems to be working; the state has virtually come to a halt! The roads are not motor able, abject poverty reigns supreme, a state in absolute disrepair! Best describes the confluence state today.
The question on the lips of every body is does the state have a governor?
It undermines and insults our sensibilities when proponents of the current dispensation, assert that incumbent governor; Alhaji Ibrahim Idris (IBRO) has transformed the state into a mini heaven. It is really atrocious that such falsehood could be displayed on the pages of newspapers with impunity.
The simple truth is that Kogi state is at a stand still! One is forced to make comparison with the tenure of Prince Abubakar Audu and the incumbent governor.
I have never met former Governor Prince Abubakar Audu in person but a policy of his affected my life and those of thousands of youths in the state positively by the simple action of conceiving the idea of a state university.
The ingenuity displayed by Prince Audu in the establishment of the prestigious Kogi state University cannot be overemphasized. Suffice to mention that the coming of kogi state university served as the catalyst for the creation of other state universities in the country.
How can one describe the phenomenal development the university brought to the town of Ayingba? How can one describe the doors of opportunities the university opened for the youths of the state?
Products of Kogi State University are doing excellently well in their endeavors. What would have happened if the university was not established? Thousands of youths roaming states in search of admission that is elusive, high level of debauchery and other vices inimical to the interest of the state. Yes most structures were not in place as been polarized by a group of egocentric people, but there was a blue print for continuous development on the table.
That act alone should be commended and celebrated because thousands of us will probably be in school or still in search of an elusive admission, pertinent to mention that I am a product of the university.
Its worthy of mention that the youths are the bedrock of any progressive society, what Prince Abubakar did was to curtail the excesses of the youths by way of availing to them qualitative education in an attempt to bring about meaningful development in the rapidly changing world.
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This transcends beyond laying claims to building markets, bridges and roads, of what benefit will these claims be with an uneducated populace.
It amuses me when some people describe his tenure as an outright failure; Prince Audu had his challenges as governor just like any one will have challenges in his or her endeavor, having in mind the vagaries inherent in governance especially at state level with interest to protect and appease.
An issue that attracted my attention was the claim that before the advent of the present dispensation school pupils were learning under trees! This was boldly displayed on pages of newspapers by people I term “enemies of the state” This is absolutely falsehood. Even in the remotest part of the country, that can’t happen. A man of Abubakar’s taste and style would not watch his state disintegrate into such awful level, evident in the structures he put in place at the university. If I may ask of what essence does this amount to in taking the state forward? It simply means washing our dirty linen in public.
We should realize that trading insults on pages of newspapers about our state is not best for our existence, it simply brands us as a people united by names and divided by the spirit body and soul.
Another burning issue that must be arrested with all urgency is the state of our roads. The truth is they are not motor able, those championing the 30 road project cause implemented by the current governor should be sincere enough to admit that their claim remains an optical illusion as far as roads in kogi state is concerned, worthy of mention the Lokoja/Ajaokuta road, Ayingba/Idah road and a host of others.
This is a sad situation in this epoch of our existence, one is not saying that the present governor has not implemented laudable projects, but this piece is intended to serve as a wake up call to the Governor and those saddled with the running of ministries to wake up and make Kogi State work again.
Enough of the witch hunting, accusations and names calling by all parties involved. Kogi state has to work and will work to the admiration of other states, Those close to the corridors of power should be obligated to render sound and morally justifiable advice to the governor when necessary as he is only human, as Mankind is govern more by their feelings than by reason.
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