Summary:
Mrs Comfort Onoja (Special Assistant to Kogi State Governor on Inter-party Affairs) was stripped naked, molested and beaten up by angry Igbo youth at Govrnment House, Lokoja. Hell broke out when Mrs Comfort Onoja was suspected of fraudulent attempt over a cash gift of N1 million given to a group of elders and the Igbo youth who paid Governor Ibrahim a solidarity visit. Mrs Onoja was reported to have reserved N500,000 for herself and deliver the rest N500,000 to the visitors.Mrs Onoja was thoroughly beaten up and stripped her naked by the angry youths. She was later rescued by two policemen who used tear-gas to scare the youths away.
Issues:
It is a sad development that while Nigeria is still battling to fight against and stop corruption, a governor is still caught in such Act. If a group of people pay him a solidarity visit and they were rewarded with N1 million, then it means if 5 groups visit him, he might likely reward them with 4-5 million naira. This attitude is really unfair to Nigerians. Instead of just giving away such amount of money, it could be used to build schools, repair roads and any other thing that will be of benefit to Lokoja residents. Besides, it is also shameful that such improper behavior could happen within the government's house premises.
Significance of issues:
Kogi state residents really need to examine whom ever they want to elect as their governor. Based on Olufemi Yahaya's report, the present administration is not up to the task of being re-elected.
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