Politics
Why I Joined Ogun Gov Race – Kashamu
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State in the last governorship elections, Senator Buruji Kashamu, has noted that he joined the governorship race to fight impunity.
The senator faulted claims that he was not serious about the governorship ambition. Adding that, it would be unreasonable for someone to commit such resources to an election without plans to win.
Kashamu in an interview said “I hate injustice with a passion. I can give anything to fight injustice. We put in our best. But the protracted court case had adverse effect on our supporters and mobilisation efforts. We thank God that the rule of law prevailed and we were on the ballot against the expectations of the lawbreakers.”
The former senator however commends president Buhari for signing the Local Government financial Autonomy bill, adding that state governments were killing the local governments.
Kashamu said “I salute President Buhari for having the rare political courage and patriotism to save the Nigerian masses through the NFIU monitoring of local government funds. I strongly believe that sooner than later the people will feel the impact of this initiative.”
“It is an open secret in Nigeria that governors had castrated the local governments by depriving them access to their statutory funds. This has turned into a serious economic strangulation at the grass roots,” he added.
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