A former President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) and former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka took a swipe at state governors, the duo said that the governors do not have respect for the Nigerian Constitution.
Agbakoba and Chidoka at The Platform, a programme organized by The Covenant Nation, disclosed that despite court judgment, the state governors are yet to obey court orders in respect of financial autonomy.
According to the former NBA President, “The state governors have paralysed the judiciary and they are looking for more power. They haven’t shown that they are constitutionally responsible because they are not obeying the constitution.
“The governors seem to have retreated and do no more than go to Abuja and collect. We want to see more action on the part of our governors” Agbakoba disclosed.
“I am happy that Kayode Fayemi my good friend will be on because he is the Chairman of the Governors Forum yet they are not obeying the constitution,” Agbakoba said this during The Platform, a programme organised and hosted by the Senior Pastor of Covenant Nation, Poju Oyemade,” Agbakoba said.
Osita Chidoka, in his submission, said that Nigerian governors are shying away from responsibilities, insisting that they have not fully utilized the powers allotted to them.
“The powers of our states are guaranteed. So, the states have no business going to Abuja except to collect their allocations,” he explained.
“If they want to establish universities, they are at liberty. If they want to set up medical health centres and attract doctors from around the world, they are at liberty. What is holding them back is work avoidance. Our state governments are avoiding work and we the people have been deceived that the problem is in Abuja. No, the problem is not in Abuja. The problem is in our states,” Chidoka said.
