Governors fight their predecessors immediately they resume office – Akpabio laments

Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday lamented that Governors in Nigeria always fight their predecessor immediately they resumed office.

Akpabio who spoke at the 60th birthday anniversary lecture and book presentation of Senate leader, Micheal 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 predecessors said there is no former governor that has not have issue with his governor citing issue of Senator Adams Oshiomole, Senator Adamu Ailero, saying that it is that of Ekiti state, Abiodun Oyebanji who is yet to fight with his predecessor.

The President of the Senate said, “The Governor of Ekiti state is great example of what leadership should be, he has remained steadfast.

” As a Governor, the moment you handover 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 predecessor apart from Ekiti governor.

“That is why we have to celebrate Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele for the kind of his person.”

Meanwhile, the Senate leader has disclosed that the much expected Ministerial list will be received by the Senate in the next 48 hours.

Bamidele said, “President Tinubu told him this morning when he called to greet me for my birthday lecture this morning around 10:03 am that he will not be able to come to the birthday lecture because of the communication he needed to submit to Senate in the next 49 hours.”

Speaking at the event, former Vice Chancellor of University of Lagos, Prof. Toyin Ogundipe disclosed that 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 Vice Chancellor who delivered lecture at the 60th birthday anniversary lecture said that is 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 convoy 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.