…govs fight their successors immediately they resume Office – Akpabio laments
The Senate majority leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has disclosed that the much-expected ministerial list will be received by the Senate in the next 48 hours. Bamidele said that President Tinubu told him yesterday when he called to greet him for his birthday lecturer yesterday around 10:03 am that he would not be able to come to the birthday lecture because of the communication he needed to submit to Senate in the next 48 hours.
Speaking at the event, former Vice Chancellor of University of Lagos, Prof. Toyin Ogundipe disclosed that the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) have no business in the convoy of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima once the police is in the convoy.
The former VC who delivered lecture at the 60th birthday anniversary lecture said that there is need for political office holders to reduce number of vehicles in their convoy to show to Nigerians that you feel their pains in this season.
Ogundipe said, ” There is need for our leaders to reduce the number of vehicles in their conveys so that Nigerians will know that you feel their pains.
“There is nothing VIO, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) are doing in the entourage of President and Vice President once you have police in the convoy.”
Speaking on the issue of Insecurity in Nigeria, Prof. Ogundipe said that the issue of insecurity is global problem saying there are more crimes in the countries condemning Nigeria, but it is possible to change the narrative because they control cyber space.
Meanwhile, the President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio on Wednesday lamented that governors in Nigeria always fight their successors immediately they resumed office.
Akpabio Who spoke at the 60th birthday anniversary lecture and book presentation of Senate leader, Opeyemi Bamidele in Abuja applauded the celebrant for his loyalty to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for over 30. years when he served as aide to him in National Assembly in 1992.
Akpabio who expressed displeasure with the attitude of governors to their successors saying there is no former governor that has not had issue with his successors citing issue of Senator Adams Oshiomole , Senator Adamu Ailero apart from that of Ekiti State, Abiodun Oyebamiji.
The Senate President said, ” The Governor of Ekiti state is great example of what leadership should be, and he has remained steadfast.
“As a Governor, the moment you hand over power to your successor, he will turn on you, either his taste will change or attitude, there is no any governor in Nigeria that has no problem with their successor apart from Ekiti governor there is why we have to celebrate Senator Micheal Opeyemi Bamidele for the kind of his person. “
