Admit Your Guilt, Apologize To Bishop Amao, Kwara PDP Tells Gov Abdulrazaq
Kwara State PDP has described the recent approval of ₦8.1 billion for the payment of gratuities to retirees in the state by Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq as a face-saving, reactionary move borne out of guilt and public pressure citing the sermon delivered by Bishop Israel Amao at the All Saints Anglican Church, Oke-Onigbin during the funeral of late Chief Cornelius Olatunji Adebayo.
The party in a statement issued in Ilorin and made available to Team@orientactualmags.com by the State Publicity Secretary, Mr Olusegun Olusola Adewara noted that while it welcomes the approval of N8.1 billion for the payment of gratuities to the retirees, it however views the action as a forced and belated admission of guilt by an administration that allegedly thrives on propaganda and intolerance.
‘It is rather shameful that a government which only a few days ago mobilized its appointees, agencies, online hirelings including the governor’s CPS to insult, and discredit a respected man of God for daring to speak the truth about the plight of pensioners and the deplorable state of rural roads in Kwara South, has now hurriedly made N8.1billion available for the payment of gratuities to the pensioners. The government’s decision proves beyond reasonable doubt that Bishop Amao was speaking the undeniable truth.
Our party recalls that the governor’s CPS, the SSAs , the Isin Local Government Authority, the House of Assembly member representing Isin Constituency, and even the State Pension Board, acting on the governor’s directive, released official statements attacking Bishop Amao, dismissing his sermon, and branding him a liar while also claiming that he was doing Saraki’s bidding .
Today, the truth has triumphed. If there was nothing like outstanding gratuities, why is the government suddenly releasing N8.1 billion? If the government was paying ‘as at when due’, where were the arrears of N8.1 billion generated from? If there’s no enough money, where did they suddenly get the N8.1billion?
The Kwara PDP maintains that the attacks on Bishop Amao were not just political but a direct attack on the Christian community and the tradition of the church serving as the voice of the voiceless.
We therefore call on Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, his appointed Council Chairman in Isin, the House of Assembly Member, and every government institution that participated in the social media attacks to publicly apologize to Most Rev. Israel Amao, the Anglican Church, and the entire Christian community for their act of political intolerance, propaganda, and reckless disrespect for the people’ the statement added-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08035023079, 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
