.....Lauds Oyebanji's selfless, sacrificial leadership style.
The Chairman of Ajoni Local Council Development Area of Ekiti State, Hon. Prince (Amb) Michael Ogungbemi who also doubles as the Ekiti State Publicity Secretary of the Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG), a socio-political group has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for being terrific and non-partisan in prosecuting the wars against graft and pilfering of public funds.
Ogungbemi, who was sworn in recently for his second term tenure, praised President Tinubu for his zealous and dispassionate postures in the way he handled the reported alleged graft related cases in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs.
The President recently suspended the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu over alleged misappropriation of a sum of N543m, while also removed the
Chief Executive Officer of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), Hajia Halima Shehu, from office due to alleged financial impropriety.
In the same fashion, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, had begun an extensive probe into alleged diversion of a staggering sum of N37 billion under the leadership of the former Minister in the Ministry, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouq .
Reacting to the alleged scams, Ogungbemi, in a statement released from Ayedun Ekiti, headquarters of the LCDA, on Friday, posited that President Tinubu, had further gained the trust of Nigerians by these recent actions.
Ogungbemi stated that the fact that the President rose above the primordial sentiment of partisanship to carry out the actions in line with the thinking and wishes of Nigerians showed that the era of sacred cows in the wars against sleaze in the country was over.
The council boss commended the EFCC Chairman, Mr. Olanipekun Olukoyede, for exhibiting high level of professionalism, urging him to keep the tempo to help the current government combat highly possessive ill-gotten wealth spirit among public servants.
He added further that Nigeria would find it herculean to develop and join the comity of advanced nations if the egregiously pervasive and endemic corruption in the system is not cleansed.
The council boss urged the anti graft agencies to extend their tentacles and beam their searchlights across all the layers of government, so that monies appropriated for Nigerians are not diverted into private purses.
Ogungbemi stated that "with the recent gale of sacks and suspensions blowing in the Humanitarian Affairs Ministry, it was obvious that the fight against graft has gained tremendous traction and acceptability under President Tinubu.
"I was particularly dazzled that President Tinubu started the war from within by sacking and suspending his appointees to show to Nigerians that it is no longer business as usual.
"By the time the war will be extended across, no opposition will cry of victimisation or vindictiveness. This was the signal Mr President was sending across.
"Time has come for all public servants to see the public funds as a Commonwealth and collective patrimony that must be used for the citizens judiciously, so that we can overcome the challenges of poverty, unemployment, inequality and social disorders in the system".
At the homefront, Ogungbemi praised Governor Biodun Oyebanji for being selfless, simple, and sacrificial in his service to Ekiti, saying these the governor displayed by running a government that is spartan and financially disciplined for the citizens to reap democracy dividends.
"By actions, deeds and dispositions, Governor Oyebanji remains one of the most prudent and financially disciplined governors in Nigeria. He runs a government in such a way that would conserve public funds and that was why he told his appointees that no luxury of official cars and payment of some special allowances for now.
"This connotes that the APC government of Ekiti has keyed into the Anti-graft war being prosecuted by President Tinubu at the federal level and we are gradually feeling the gains by the quantum of Infrastructures and other social intervention programmes being enjoyed under Governor Oyebanji's government".
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