ACN YOUTH VOWS TO DRAG MIMIKO BEFORE EFCC...If -Sunshine Voice

WE WILL DRAG MIMIKO TO EFCC IF…

-ACN Youths brags to publish looting by political appointees.

...Stop the N100bn Mimiko dangerous loan- Abayomi raises alarm

Coalition of over 25 Youths under the aegis of Democracy Fighters for Good Governance [DFFGG] affiliated to The Grasroots Mobilisers for the Action Congress of Nigeria Party [ACN] Ondo State has vowed that nothing will stop them from dragging the state governor, Dr.Olusegun Mimiko before the Economic  and Financial Crimes  Commission [ EFCC]  over financial recklessness and profligacy.

The Coordinator of the group, Comrade Dada Olawale Eminence warned that if Gov.Mimiko and his cabinet members dont stop the frivolous   spending of the  state resources and allocation profligately on Irrational celebrations saying they will be left with  no other option than to drag him before EFCC.

Comr’d Eminence  challenged Dr Mimiko as the state governor to publish without delay the statement of the state account since the inception of his administration.

On behalf of the masses of  Ondo State,Comrd Eminence gave the Mimiko led administration in the state a one week ultimatum to make public the statement of account of the state while warning that failure to meet these demands The Grassroots Mobiliser will live by its name by calling for a mass action against the government of Labour Party [LP].

The articulate youth leader gave the warning during the week while speaking at  the June 12 Anniversary Programme  held at the ACN party secretariat at Akure, the Ondo State capital that  Ondo State Youths have been having sleepless night over the wasteful manner in which the state government is spending the state resources.

“We have an in depth and exhaustive list of massive looting by Governor Mimiko’s cronies and political compatriots which we may publish soonest with pictorial and documentary evidences of all their looting” Eminence boasted

The youth leader pointed to the Governor spending illegally and on celebration that was uncalled for saying that Ondo State is a state that has been endowed with humanitarian resources in which the total citizens of the state needs to be enjoying till eternity but due to official recklessness and the ineptitude of the political office holders made 70% of the general population to wallowing in penury in a state that is ranked sixth among the Oil Producing states.

Comrd Eminence also said that the profligacy spending of Dr Mimiko and his political associate since their assumption into office on Feb,2009  spent over N568 million to celebrate their one year in office flying in his friends, colleagues, and hanger-on’s from all over the globe at the expense of the state. 

 The Youth leader also noted that if this celebration should persist for all the four years on yearly basis it would gulp the sum of N2.2billion, which worth’s  more than the budgeted allocation for some states for 2months.

He condemned the present government for engaging frivolous spending leaving the immediate needs of the people saying ‘that successful public administrator like Governor Fashola of Lagos does not need to spend  N568million on propaganda before Awori and the Egun masses of Lagos before the whole world will know he is doing excellently well.

The Youth leader revealed that “having considered this profligacy spending, we have concluded our plan to petition EFCC and approach the court of Law to stop further plundering of the state funds by the present administration.

“We require Mr. Governor to please publicize our allocation so far received from February 2009 to May 2011 and  how the N38billion inherited from Gov.Olusegun Agagu’s administration in the coffers of the state was spent.

Eminence concluded that it is criminal for the present government in Ondo State to have denied the people their right to know the state of account of the state, quoting  Section 125 of the amended 1999 Constitution  that, the Accountant General of the state should at least on yearly basis publish and submit the annual report, statement of account, financial statement to the House of Assembly, which is supposed to be audited for credibility and truth for debate, if that has been done, by now all these profligacy’s  would have been clearly identified”

The June 12 event attracted youths across the state and from the neighbouring states had Dr.Olu Agunloye as the Special Guest of Honour ,and Hon Otito Atikase as the Guest Speaker among others. 

In a related development  the Okeagbe born fiery lawyer and the leader of ACN in Ondo State, Dr.Tunji Abayomi has raised alarm over a N100 billion secret loan by Gov.Mimiko

Dr Abayomi said “again I am compelled to raise an alarm about future danger of our state finances, which a few weeks ago I drew the attention of the people of Ondo state to a secret loan of N30 billion authorized by the House of Assembly in a secret money deal.”

The House of Assembly, Abayomi said abdicated its duty to protect the financial interest of the people by not demanding for annual statement of public accounts of Ondo State as well as audited account before granting authority for a pernicious loan.

This was contained in a released signed by Dr Abayomi which was made available to Sunshine VOICE Weekly at Akure that the house chose to become Mimiko’s House, instead of Ondo State’s House.

He said Ondo state is gradually witnessing a realm in which the people have no influence and no rights over the democratic resource which government should be is gradually giving way for oppressive imposition by a pitiless government order, that disdains proper means or legitimate ends.

“The alert at the immediate urgent present moment is the new desire of Governor Mimiko to increase the N30 billion illegal loan to N100 billion. This new financial intake of N100 billion loan will certainly burst the financial health of Ondo state because her freedom will be imperiled by the gripping debt for a very long time”.

Abayomi also noted that Ondo State Government [ODSG] has become a desperate money merchant to solve many development problems it created out of utter failure  though saying ‘at least 7 major roads remain less than 30% completed over two years after the government came to power. It is estimated that Governor Mimiko’s “Dome” which has now been abandoned has consumed about N2 billion of public money’.

“The health sector in spite of international agency support is pregnant with undeliverable pain, the University is on angry strike, while the minimum wage of N18,000 remains unpaid by a government that was happy to spend over N1 billion to celebrate its first and second year anniversaries as Poverty prevails everywhere!”

He called on the people to resist the government from what he termed as dangerous loan that ‘it is now clear that to save the state from terrible financial trauma, the N30 billion loan need to be resisted.

“The N100 billion loan now desperately desired by the Mimiko government need to be stopped by the people of Ondo State, the only true guardian of their financial liberty. Mimiko’s Government must stop the dangerous loans’’

“The price of our liberty has, with urgent force, become eternal vigilance against the Mimiko government. Ondo States people be vigilant! Stand up to protect today and guarantee tomorrow” Abayomi concluded.

HOW TINUBU BEAT PDP, EFCC TO INSTALL TANBUWAL AS SPEAKER

How Tinubu Made Mockery of PDP to Install Tambuwal as Speaker

…….Tambuwal,Ihedioha disguised to beat EFCC

A political strategy devised by the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) was what saved rebellious members of the House of Representatives of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in last Monday’s election of the Speaker.

Top PDP chieftains had stormed the Lower Chamber on the voting day to force compliance with the zoning formula of the party.
The party had adopted Mrs Mulikat Adeola-Akande from Oyo State for the job to give the position to the South-West.
Sensing that some members may do otherwise, a plan making it mandatory for Reps to write their names and constituencies on their ballot papers was then hatched and adopted for the election which was supposed to be open-secret.

Despite the apprehension, the anti-zoning Reps were encouraged to damn the consequences and vote Aminu Waziri Tambuwal from Sokoto State (North-West).
Before then, the party in conjunction with the Presidency had placed the rebellious Reps under close watch and indeed held several meetings with them to browbeat them to the toe their fine. There was nothing in their countenance and disposition to suggest that they were all out to disobey the party and risk sanctions.
The patty was stunned when Hon. Tambuwal was nominated; contrary to instructions that only Akande-Adeola should be nominated and returned unopposed former BoT Chairman, Chief Tony Anenih immediately left the chambers in anger. The Acting National Chairman, Dr Haliru Bello, was to follow midway into proceedings when it was clear that Tambuwal had won the day.
The ACN, which equally had its leadership cadre in the chambers seized the momentum and directed affairs, remotely.

The ACN had discountenanced the PDP’s zoning of the slot to its South-West stronghold as it felt it could re-awaken the party in the zone again.
An old political warhorse within the ACN, immediately came up with a strategy to beat the PDP apparatchik and restore confidence in the restive PDP lawmakers-elect.
Daily Sun learnt that as soon as Tambuwal won the election by 252 votes to Adeola-Akande’s 90, the politician immediately passed many killer messages to Tambuwal.

He was said to have passed a note to the new Speaker, to immediately use his powers to retrieve all the ballot papers from the Clerk to the National Assembly, Kabir Maikasuwa.
Consequently, the Clerk immediately handed the cards, in an envelope to Tambuwal for ‘safekeeping’ away from the prying eyes of the PDP leadership.

The ACN leader who craved anonymity said this was necessary to conceal the identity of the Reps and save them from an impending sledge hammer of the PDP.
According to him, it was totally unacceptable to prevent members of the House from appointing who to lead them.

Specifically, he said the party deluded itself into believing that it could coerce the lawmakers into doing what was against their conscience.
As early as 9.35 am, Tambuwal and Ihedioha who belonged to the same camp and had resolved to challenge the parties zoning formula disguised in dresses they are never known with apparently to avoid being arrested in connection with the N10 billion loan scam for which former Speaker, Dimeji Bankole is currently being held by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). While Tambuwal who is known for his flowing baban riga was dressed in a pair of suit and a bowler cap to fit, Ihedioha noted for his Ibo traditional attire with his green cap chose to dress in a white agbada and mallam-like cap.
Indications that Tambuwal and Ihedioha would come out victorious emerged as soon as the duo sauntered into the chambers in their new outlook. Almost every member on the floor went to pay homage to Tambuwal as the shouts of ‘sai Tambuwal’ rent the air.
When the clerk began the roll call of members at 11.30 am and it came to the turn of Tambuwal and Ihedioha, the whole chambers went into frenzy. Although, Adeola-Akande’s supporters also attempted a similar solidarity, it was not as resounding as the standing ovation received by her fellow competitor. At exactly 12.02 pm, the clerk of the House Sani Omolori called for nomination for the position of Speaker and Deputy Speaker. Hon. Emmanuel Jime (PDP, Benue) quickly stepped out and nominated Tambuwal. The nomination was seconded by Hon. Nnena Ukeje (PDP, Abia) while Hon. Bethel Amadi (PDP, Imo) nominated Adeola-Akande and seconded by Saidu Namadi (PDP, Jigawa).

The voting, which was conducted with the supervision of the Clerk of the National Assembly (CNA), Alhaji Salisu Kasuwa and his deputy lasted for almost four hours. The exercise ended at 3.49 pm while counting of votes commenced at 3.52 pm.
The Sunshine VOICE gathered that one member abstained and eight votes were declared invalid. After the result was announced by the clerk of the House, the new Speaker was immediately sworn in. His landslide victory forestalled further election for the position of Deputy Speaker as Hon. Dogara Yakubu and Ishaku Bawa who were also gunning for the position of Deputy Speaker withdrew thereby clearing the coast for the emergence of Ihedioha without a contest.
In his acceptance speech, Tambuwal said the House was the house of the people and they had spoken through the election of the two of them. He said the focus of his administration would be to strengthen the rule of law and collaborate with the executive to provide qualitative leadership to Nigerians.
He thanked the President for starting very well and enjoined all the lawmakers to give him the support to steer the ship of leadership smoothly, saying he cannot do it alone.
Incidentally, Tambuwal was Deputy Chief Whip while Ihedioha was Chief Whip respectively in the 6th House of Representatives