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By
Adukwu Aruwa
Kogi State Governor, Alhaji
Ibrahim Idris has said that he
would retire quietly into his
private business after his
tenure may have ended in 2012.
“I am stepping aside as an
elder, who should play an
advisory role. From the word go,
I told my people that I am no
longer interested in anything
called politics,” he declared.
Governor Idris who said this in
a chat with journalists in
Government House, Lokoja,
maintained that he needed to
give the younger generation
opportunity to contribute their
quota to democracy.
Said he: “It makes no sense
struggling to remain in power
after serving eight consecutive
years as a state governor.”
Alhaji Idris who said he is not
interested in going to the
Senate, pointed out that it
makes no sense being a governor
of three senatorial districts
and later struggle to win a
senatorial seat after the
expiration of the governorship
tenure.
He maintained, “Does that mean I
am the most knowledgeable or the
most experienced person from my
state?.”
He further stressed, “Let me
also add that I will never be a
godfather. If you want to see
me, I will be at Ibro Hotel,
Ibro construction or Ibro
Farms.”
Governor Idris also gave insight
into somebody he would like to
hand over to, saying, “I pray
that God will bring somebody who
will be better than me.”
“I hope to finish all the
projects I initiated as well as
ensure that I owe no kobo. This,
I have practised over the
years,” he pointed out.
On the staff audit concluded
last year, the governor
expressed happiness that the
exercise was a success inspite
of human mistakes or errors,
stressing that it had
considerably reduced the wage
bill.
He reiterated that those that
were mistakenly affected by the
exercise will have their cases
reviewed, saying, “I am not out
to punish anybody or want anyone
sacked.”
He added, “I know what it means
when you sack an individual
automatically, you are depriving
six or seven dependants food…” |