Ondo state governor, Olusegun Mimiko has advised the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed to address issues of public interest without“unleashing terror and verbal war on personalities in oppositions as the spokesperson to the All Progressive Congress (APC).”
Ondo state governor, Olusegun Mimiko
Reacting to the minister’s reaction to Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose’s position on the now controversial Treasury Single Account (TSA) policy which he described as fraud. Mimiko said there is an urgent need for the new minister to know that he now works with the presidency and should adapt to presidential breeze and ethics.
Mimiko who is also the chairman of the PDP governors forum said: “As the Lord will have it, PDP is today the strongest opposition party in the country. We are playing the role as expected of any doggedly focused and serious opposition.
“Lai Mohammed shouldn’t be expecting praises and worship songs from us because we are not brain-washable like those who voted “paper change”, a mirage!
“Therefore, it was erroneous and insulting for the Minister of Information to be attacking our people who criticised the formulated TSA policy by the presidency. It is absolutely unacceptable by me as person and PDP as a party. Nigeria belongs to everybody and it does to nobody; no single person or party owns our common wealth. No one!”
Governor Mimiko further established and entrenched the fact that PDP members have the liberty to denigrate every action taken by the president, especially anyone that fails to go down well with humanity, democracy and modern democratic settings.
He advised the Minister to be more cautious, words-selective, reasonable and fact-oriented before speaking for presidency; saying:“any further attack on any member of his party (PDP), will be assumed to be calculated Presidential attempt to witch-hunt and silent the opposition in the country and which PDP will not hesitate to resist.”
Meanwhile, a source in the Central Bank Of Nigeria had alleged that the immediate past administration of Goodluck Jonathan was the one that requestedthat all ministries, parastatals and agencies should remit its earnings into a TSA and not the policy of the present administration.
Ondo state governor, Olusegun Mimiko
Reacting to the minister’s reaction to Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose’s position on the now controversial Treasury Single Account (TSA) policy which he described as fraud. Mimiko said there is an urgent need for the new minister to know that he now works with the presidency and should adapt to presidential breeze and ethics.
Mimiko who is also the chairman of the PDP governors forum said: “As the Lord will have it, PDP is today the strongest opposition party in the country. We are playing the role as expected of any doggedly focused and serious opposition.
“Lai Mohammed shouldn’t be expecting praises and worship songs from us because we are not brain-washable like those who voted “paper change”, a mirage!
“Therefore, it was erroneous and insulting for the Minister of Information to be attacking our people who criticised the formulated TSA policy by the presidency. It is absolutely unacceptable by me as person and PDP as a party. Nigeria belongs to everybody and it does to nobody; no single person or party owns our common wealth. No one!”
Governor Mimiko further established and entrenched the fact that PDP members have the liberty to denigrate every action taken by the president, especially anyone that fails to go down well with humanity, democracy and modern democratic settings.
He advised the Minister to be more cautious, words-selective, reasonable and fact-oriented before speaking for presidency; saying:“any further attack on any member of his party (PDP), will be assumed to be calculated Presidential attempt to witch-hunt and silent the opposition in the country and which PDP will not hesitate to resist.”
Meanwhile, a source in the Central Bank Of Nigeria had alleged that the immediate past administration of Goodluck Jonathan was the one that requestedthat all ministries, parastatals and agencies should remit its earnings into a TSA and not the policy of the present administration.
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