OPEN LETTER TO ALHAJI YAHAYA BELLO ( THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF KOGI STATE)BY JESSE ABAYOMI OLOKE

sir,

TAKE A BEND AT A DEAD END 

I am using this channel to air my candid opinion of events happening in our state, with a fear that, you might not see it, and protocols do not allow people to just walk straight to your office and air an opinion to you.However, I pray that aids who truly loves you will see it and call your attention to it, neither will I be surprised if it never gets to you. But I have satisfy my conscience.

Sir, am a core Buharist and GYBist, so am not out to demean you or your administration, but am a stoic realist, I say it when I know it's the truth.My governor, your approval rating is low! People are disillusioned about the direction of your government.You are like that proverbial goat that sweats but covered by its furs. You are trying seriously though,but events around you are covering it up.No doubt about your good intentions for the state. You have a good spirit, a mien that hypnotises, and an awesome personality.Your blue print for the development of the state is superb.You understood the problems of kogi state before becoming the governor.You started well, BUT, something went wrong along the way.Your blue print towards reforming the civil service is okay, but something went wrong with the implementation. The Procedural approach to conducting that screening exercise was tampered with. Which explains the incessant review even up till this moment, the reviews persist, which shows that the approach you were advised to use was wrong But thank God for your magnanimity, that had stabilised the salary payment.However, if you must raise your ante and boost your ratings in the eye of the populace, there is the need to rejig you aids and appointees.You have quite a number of professionals doing good in your administration, but some of them, had become a burden on you.Your excellency, tell me what an appointee that boast about setting #40million ablaze without feeling the pain can contribute to your government again,Tell me Sir, what an appointee that boast that even if you remove him today, he can never be poor again ,have to loose if APC fail to win in 2019? Tell me Sir, your excellency, your power of control over them when they go about boasting that, you can only remove them if they so desire. And it seems they are right.

your excellency sir, the whole state is awashed withnews of how some of your aids at the local level moves millions of naira around bribing your perceived confidants to help convinced you to let them stay Immortally in your government. 

All these are creating negative impact on your government.For some of us who daily fight on various platform to project your good governance, these ill conduct has remained a cumbersome task to project. we get insulted, we have lost our friends, while family members see us as jobless fighting for you.It is high time you take a bend from the dead end your administration had been pushed to and remember February election is at hand likewise your re election bid. Remember, they have said it, that they have nothing to loose because they can never be poor again. 

Sir, rejig your appointees by bringing in more political allies and professionals, with people who have the love of APC at heart and remove the bad eggs and those who have turned themselves to Lion King over their subjects particularly at the local level. 

As an APC member, i have the right to protect its survival and potential to win elections. likewise, protecting your interest should be the assignment for all, and not to be left into the hand of people likeMe, Ajanaku salawu, Etuh Solomon, cartoon boy, Tboss Elemona and others who have been tagged your attack dogs!your appointees should come out to defend you at all times, not only the DG media, chief press secretary or your chief of staff should be left with that role.

please take a bend from the dead cul-de-sac end the state had been pushed to and proceed with your journey of taking kogi state to the promised land.

Long live kogi state

Long live GYB

Long live PMB.