The Ebonyi government is not doing enough in terms of improving the lives of the people and creating a conducive atmosphere for businesses to thrive in the state, said Bernard Odoh, who resigned his appointment as Secretary to the administration of Governor Dave Umahi on Sunday.
Odoh, who also claimed that he was not provided a conducive atmosphere to air his views on sensitive government policies while he was in office, said this in a letter of his resignation on Sunday evening.
He also alleged that the Ebonyi civil service has been greatly and deliberately neglected and eroded in the resignation letter.
According to him: “My appointment as the secretary to the State government is hereby resigned in good faith. I have handed over the status of the affair of Cabinet office to the most senior staff of cabinet office, barrister Ogbonnaya Otta in line with best practices of service.
“In conclusion, I am fully aware of the consequence of my action knowing full well that you will go after me, my immediate family, friends and those who served with me in line with your principles of “crushing and grinding,” whoever that differ with your ideologies and aspirations as has been demonstrated in recent times, but be assured that the will of God would always prevail in all situation and circumstance. What is ahead of us is more important than what is behind us.”
“The way our administration has been run in the past two years has not offered conducive atmosphere for members of Executive Council and myself inclusive to sincerely air contrary views on matters in EXCO were instantly perceived as not supporting the administration. Because of this, majority of council members resorted to praise singing and dramatization of council procedures in order to guarantee their daily bread. Subservience doesn’t equate genuine followership.
“In my opinion, this is the highest level of hypocrisy and the values I live doesn’t allow me to operate in such deceptive atmosphere where people live opposite of what /who they are.”
Mr Odoh contested for the Senate on the platform of All Progressives Grand Alliance in the 2015 general election, but he lost to Obinna Ogba of the Peoples Democratic Party.
Reports indicated that the former SSG may be aiming to contest for the Ebonyi Central senatorial zone election seat again in 2019.