' Why I Am Fighting Governor Yahaya Bello ' - Dino Melaye

' Why I Am Fighting Governor Yahaya Bello ' - Dino Melaye

The Senator representing Kogi West in the
National Assembly, Dino Melaye, has said that his seemingly unhealthy grouse with the governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, had to do with Bello's penchant for owing workers' salaries and pension.

According to Melaye, his fight was for Kogi
workers and pensioners, who were suffering
and dying, following what he described as
governor Bello's non-payment of 15-month
salaries and pensions.

He disclosed this in Abuja during a chat with
the media on Thursday.

The Senator also disclosed that he was fighting the governor because all the tertiary institutions, including the State Polytechnic, College of Education and the University have been under lock and key for five months following the strike embarked on by the lecturers.

He added that doctors in the state have also
been on strike, because of the governor's
adamancies towards the payment of salaries
and pensions.

Melaye further alleged that the governor was
siphoning the State's money under the guise
of Caretaker Committees and had refused to
conduct local government elections in the state.

He said: "Yahaya Bello collected N20bn from
the Federal Government as bailout fund. Still,
he refused to settle workers.

"He also collected N11bn from the Paris Club
fund. Still, he refused to pay workers and
pensioners."

"All I am asking for is good governance.

"Children can no longer go to school. Tenants
can no longer pay their house rent. Enough is
enough! The people of Kogi State are tired of
this government.

"The advent of Yahaya Bello as governor and
Taofiq Isah as local government administrator
in the political history of Kogi State has brought this unfortunate socio-political paradigm shift."

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