SECURITY agencies in the country are said to have uncovered
arrangements by which some state governors stoke the ongoing protests by
the organised labour, even after the governors and the federal
authorities have collectively agreed to back deregulation of the oil
sector.
Sources confirmed that the Federal Government would soon confront the
culprit governors with details of their activities, which is seen as
threatening national security, especially on a policy that has been
agreed on with the governors.
Information at the disposal of Nigerian Tribune indicated that
reports compiled by security agencies in the last one week confirmed
that some governors only returned to their states to stoke the embers of
discord between labour and the government.
A source confirmed that what some of the governors had done amounted
to betrayal of the Federal Government’s policy and “bad politics.”
A source said that while many of the governors so indicted wanted to
be seen as being on the side of the people in the subsidy debate, they,
however, supported the policy during debates in Abuja.
“What has been discovered is that some governors, while playing to
the gallery, and in trying to satisfy the feelings of their godfathers,
returned to their states after meetings of the National Economic Council
(NEC) to sponsor protesters against fuel subsidy removal.
“There is the case of a state which provided funds for T-shirts and
other logistics. A particular godfather actually reached out to some of
the governors instigating them that he was unhappy about the silence
from their states after the removal of fuel subsidy on January 1,” a
source said.
Other sources also stated that the government had noted with
displeasure the decision to play politics with the life of the nation in
respect of the sensitive issue of subsidy removal.
Source
Faction in the 'camp of the government'. I believe the ones who failed to adhere to the meeting's conclusion are those who are not of PDP(playing of politics niyen). But are they to be blamed?No,cos the voice of the masses is louder than the government. Lets wait to know who the 'culprits' are.
ReplyDeleteExactly...let's wait and see. Good afternoon
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