Former House of Representatives
member representing Yagba Constituency, Hon Aro Bamidele Samuel, at the
weekend, urged political gladiators in Kogi State to create an enabling
environment that will engender development of the people rather than stoking
the political crisis in the state.
Aro, who stated this at an
interactive session with a select group of journalists in Abuja, said the feud
among the political actors in the state can not help development.
He noted that "close to two
years after election had been held and government sworn into office, we are
still carrying on as if we are politicking at the expense of development of our
state and her people."
Aro called on stakeholders to
intervene in the crisis even as he urged the state governor, Alhaji Yahaya
Bello, to ignore the gimmick of politicians and concentrate his efforts on
developing the state.
According to him, "Governor
Bello cannot afford to follow the leads of politicians because at the end of it
all the people have their expectations of his administration.
"The governor should put his
energy into areas where the peoples' expectations would be met," he added.
He urged the governor to be wary of
politicians who want to profit from the crisis that has pervaded the state,
stressing that "anybody claiming to have come out to provide help for
Governor Bello today does not need to expand the frontiers of the crises we
already have in Kogi State.
"The people we need now are
genuine peacemakers that will douse the tension and create an atmosphere that
will engender good governance in the interest of Kogites.
"This is not a time for
mercenaries whose agenda is to stoke the fire of disagreement between members
of the same political family with the hope of a heroic advantage," he
counseled.
Aro reasoned that the political
crisis rocking the state has overstayed its welcome and urged politicians who
belong to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to allow for peace in the state.
"Intra-party crises have always
been a part of the dynamics of party politics. It is however strange that
members of the same party have constituted themselves into a viable opposition
against the government formed by their own party and this trend will negatively
impact on good governance.
"I plead with all sides to
allow for peace both in Kogi APC and the affairs of our state government,"
Aro further said.
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