The Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has
described the reports which alleged that he was
restrained from travelling abroad as calumnous,
stating that he never intended to travel, neither was
he stopped by anybody.
described the reports which alleged that he was
restrained from travelling abroad as calumnous,
stating that he never intended to travel, neither was
he stopped by anybody.
The many version story which was scripted by one
Mr. Amuda Dan Suleiman was widely shared on
Tuesday on the social media, alleging that Bello
was restrained from travelling for pilgrimage on the
account that he has not paid workers.
The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kingsley
Fanwo in a statement on Wednesday, debunked the
report, while describing it as sponsored renegades
of the opposition.
"The architects came up with so many versions of
the story. To some dreamers, Buhari stopped the
Governor. To some mischief-brewers, security
agencies barred the Governor from travelling. And to
the last set of abridged thinkers, Sen. Dino Melaye
physically went to the airport to stop the Governor.
"To set the record straight, nobody stopped the
Governor from travelling abroad. Nobody would
have anyway, because he reserves such right to
travel even as salary payments have been ongoing.
Only a few MDAs who have not complied with the
wagebill integrity are yet to be paid and they are
few," he said.
Fanwo added that the mission of the purportedly
sponsored report was to smear the personality of
the Governor and cause a distraction in a time
where civil servants have refused to embark on
strike.
"Governor Yahaya Bello understands that both
delivery and distraction are competing for his
attention. Yielding to distraction will surely stifle
delivery," he said.
On the delay in payment of salaries, he stated that
all hands are on deck to ensure that genuine
workers are paid promptly, urging workers to shun
reports that there would be retrenchment.
