By Ahmed Ajikobi and Jimoh Sulyman
Former House of representatives member,Hon Zakari Muhammed has commended the High court judgements over the Illegal appointment of 16 Local Government caretakers by the kwara state Governor, Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq.
He made this in his press release signed by him and made available to National Pilot today that the ruling will put a final stop to all manners of executive rascality, political high-handedness, as being currently experienced in Kwara State and some other states of the country.
According to Zakari , ” As stakeholders, it is pertinent to state in incontrovertible terms that modern democracy should be practised within the laid down rules of law and generally acceptable principles. It is on this basis that we genuinely identify with this judgement, and urge the kwara State government to respect this landmark judgement.
“Since the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria had issued that Executive Order on administrative and financial autonomy of all Local Government Areas in Nigeria, one would have expected normalcy to have prevailed, but many of our governors are still busy grandstanding.
“We now expect the Kwara State Governor to dismantle the illegal TICs, and commence the processes of recovering all funds and benefits unjustly paid to members of such fragmented councils. That is only when the Court’s judgement can be said to have been carried out, in unmistakable terms.
” This is a good thing that has happened, and the judiciary has restored the people’s hope and trust.Perhaps one should be quick to add that the premises that have produced similar antecedents, as we have in Lagos State and some other places, are not available in Kwara State, in terms of economic resources.
” There is therefore no room for comparison, when we throw the indices of growth and development on the ground.
” Our growth and development rate, in Kwara, should be dependent upon the economic indices available to us, and the political ingenuity and will-power to drive such plans. Such coordinating activities require experienced hands, heads and legs that can efficiently provide effective directions. That’s what we need in Kwara.
“This judgement is expected to help our State runners have a rethink, and purse a more purpose-driven and people-friendly programmes.
“Finally Governor Abdulrahman should test his Government,s popularity claims by conducting a local Government election,that is the only way he could guage the current mood of kwara state,rather than over dependence on data Boys and some untruthful Aides.”
