Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Thursday described the nationwide anti-corruption protests of the organised labour as a mere jamboree.

The governor, who said “no political office holders can steal without the cooperation of the civil servants,” urged the labour unions, predominantly civil servants, to purge themselves of corruption.
He spoke while receiving the labour leaders, led by the Chairmen of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Raymond Ade-Adesanmi and Trade Union Congress, Ayodeji Ladeji, in his office in Ado Ekiti.
Fayose said, “No governor, minister or top political office holders can steal a penny from the treasury without the cooperation of the civil servants. We don’t write papers as politicians, but we only approve whatever the civil servants came up with.

“I consider the anti-corruption war of President Muhammadu Buhari as mere propaganda. If you want to fight corruption, you have to  do it by example. President Buhari must start from his party men. He should probe how his campaign was funded because he told Nigerians that he is a poor man.

“Whatever I say about Buhari should not be mistaken for hatred, I don’t hate him. But, he has to desist from fighting corruption with political face. I differed  seriously to his anti-corruption war because he has been protecting other former heads of state, except President Goodluck Jonathan, who contested against him.

“What is happening to Halliburton’s scandal and other corruption cases perpetrated before Jonathan’s government? This is what I expected the labour to do. They should ask questions, rather than mere protests.”

Fayose also criticised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, which he accused of also displaying signs of corruption.

“The commission has been evading the payment of N10 million it ought to pay me over appeal court judgement when I sued EFCC for harassing my wife. Is this not corruption.

“I stand to be corrected, I am the only governor who calls the labour leaders to Joint Allocation Account Committee and Federation Allocation Account Committee to decide how the state allocation should be spent. This is to tell you that I have nothing to hide and nothing to fear.”
Ade-Adesanmi said the protest was designed to sensitise the public about the danger of corruption to the society.

“All funds identified to have been stolen should be recovered and kept in special accounts to create jobs.

“Corruption has affected all the sectors; education, civil service, banks, markets, transport, power, manufacturing  and other private and public institutions. It has lead to the closure of factories and engendered poverty in the system.

“It breeds all kinds of crimes like robbery, vandalism, kidnapping, youth restiveness and insecurity. We promise that the trade unions will continue to support the current leadership in its fight against corruption,” he said.

http://www.punchng.com/news/labour-anti-corruption-protests-mere-jamboree-fayose/

Jamboree indeed! Majority of the protesters are more corrupt than you can imagine. Fayose makes sense sometimes

Fayose again!!!!

Our role model.

Fayose, I think your making sense. I love good governance and I'm not a party person but I believe in anything that will move nigeria forward.

Ok

I concur

Fayose will always say the truth Without Halliburton scandal there is nothing like war against corruption

JEGA01:
Jamboree indeed! Majority of the protesters are more corrupt than you can imagine. Fayose makes sense sometimes

yea.. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day

midolian the gworo seller

GenbIoodykiller:
midolian the gworo seller

will you stop mentioning me, pls

midolian:
will you stop mentioning me, pls

midolian:
yea.. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day

midolian:
yea.. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day

..and a slow but steady clock is never right even once a day

dunkem21:



..and a slow but steady clock is never right even once a day

that's very very true

midolian:
that's very very true

Thanks

says who?

TheSonOfMark:
Jamboree or not, if the masses are sensitized to be whistleblowers who in their little ways help checkmate these corrupt leaders then it's a win-win for the masses.

I agree the NLC isn't exactly apolitical in practise but if a marriage counsellor gives me an advice that would help improve my relationship, I heed to her advice and it works then I wouldn't be too bordered bothered if she's a widow herself.

Now you see nobody is above mistake.

You made a lil bit of sense in your post though.

Our governor has gone mad again

TheSonOfMark:
Of course I am not infallible. It's one of the many ways of expressing my humanity.

good! I hope you stop going about looking for errors in your opponent's posts.

TheSonOfMark:
Which makes you, the led, the subject of a mad man, don't you think? The joke is on you.

Amadioha strike your balls

TheSonOfMark:
Where the error is one too many then I'd point it out. Like the fact that you never start your sentences with uppercase letters which should be the ideal case.

Yours isn't an error - it's a habit.

SMH! You can never be corrected. How old are you, pls?