Dr Kingsley Emu, Chief Economic Adviser to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has dared the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to declare how much he gets from the Lagos State Government as a godfather.
Emu reacted to Tinubu’s comment in Warri last weekend for comparing the development of Lagos to Delta.
“Tinubu referring to Lagos as an example of development is laughable. The humongous amount of money available to Lagos annually would transform the whole of Nigeria, if well managed. Tinubu should tell the world how much Lagos money he collects monthly as the godfather.”
“Tinubu, who has become a slurring human contraption castigated Governor Okowa and abused Warri. He pointed at Lagos as a place that has benefitted from development.
“Tinubu’s idea of Lagos is about a few places that the government of Nigeria built up many years ago. Lagos is not only about Ikoyi, Victoria Island, and other such lush locations. Tinubu’s Lagos is the world’s dirtiest city.
“Tinubu’s Lagos is the capital of disorder and crime. Tinubu’s Lagos is home to squalor and over 17 million of the city’s 20 million people live in grinding poverty without portable water to drink. Tinubu’s Lagos is a frustrating city without roads befitting its size and revenue accruing to it. So, whom is Tinubu deceiving?” Emu said.
Recall that the APC presidential candidate said Delta State is not ATM for migratory politicians and the infrastructure in the state was better 30 years ago than it is now.
Tinubu hits Okowa’s administration and PDP saying: “Delta is among Nigeria’s largest oil and gas producing states. Revenue from oil and gas has historically been the backbone of government revenue and foreign exchange earnings.
“As such your state and other oil producers have made a one-of-a-kind financial contribution to the building of modern Nigeria. The nation is thankful to you.
“Delta has all it takes to be great and help lead the nation forward. Yet, for the past 23 years, those governing your state have taken you for a hard and long ride by selling you short. They have not done the things they should have and could have done for you.
“The infrastructure in the state was better 30 years ago than it is now. The state has recorded historic debts run up by the incumbent, yet the infrastructure and other things still remain lacking because of under-investment and neglect.
“But Delta State is not an ATM for migratory politicians. It is a place where good and hardworking people reside and work to create decent and peaceful lives for themselves and their families,” he said.