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Government activities have been paralyzed in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) controlled states as governors have abandoned their duty posts in the wake of the crisis rocking the party.
According to Osun Defenders, some of the PDP governors have practically relocated to Abuja, the nation’s capital, and turned the Presidential Villa as their Government Houses.
National Mirror reported that the governors opted to remain in Abuja with their aides until the festering crisis was resolved. Strategic government activities and programmes, which required the attention, approval and confirmation as well as major policy documents for which the authority and signature of the governors were mandatory had been suspended or in some cases such documents are taken to Abuja.
Stakeholders in the states were worried about the financial and other implications of the prolonged stay of the governors and their aides in Abuja.
A top civil servant in one of the PDP Controlled states in the South-South region who did not want to be named said, “Government activities in this state have been paralysed because major policies, programmes and decisions revolve around and require the attention and authorisation of the governor. Since we are not seeing the governor here, the state has been grounded and we don’t know how long the trend will continue. Maybe as long as the crisis persists” .
“Sad enough, the August salaries and allowances have not been paid, a development, which lowered the morale of the workers. The governor at times asked his aides to move files in and out of Abuja but that style is not even helping matters”.
“So much money is being expended on the maintenance of the governor’s crew in Abuja while nothing is happening at the state”.