Omo, you don hear wetin dey happen for Oyo State? Na serious gas wey burst for Bodija don turn many heads since Jan 2024, e no be small wahala! E wey shock everywhere, but wetin dey happen after na wetin fit make person vex pass.
As e be, after two years of this tragic incident, Oyo people dey wonder where the N30bn wey government receive go. Federal Government don give Oyo State this money as part of N50bn aid to help the victims, but no be until late 2025 wey dem talk say money dey. Abeg, wetin be dis if no be wahala?
The whole matter come be like game of poker, where dem dey use people wahala take play una. If no be for Ayodele Fayose wey carry mouth talk, we fit still dey hear say the money dey hide somewhere like secret. Fayose, wey don dey on fire since him court case, don become the unlikely hero wey point out the missing money.
Na so our leaders forget say transparency na wetin dem suppose dey keep for front. E get as Oyo State Government open mouth talk say they no touch the N30bn, dey wait make the remaining N20bn land. My guy, wetin you de talk? You dey collect money wey dey gather dust for vault while people wey suffer dey move from bad to worse?
Seyi Makinde, our governor, dey claim say the Federal Government wan chop dem for inducement before dem go release the remaining cash. This one self dey add more fire to this already burning matter. If true, e show how our politicians sabi play mean game even when people dey suffer.
But make we yan straight, whether federal officials dey do like this or no, Oyo Government no fit dey play hide and seek with public funds. People dey wait for help, and government get duty to show face, no be to shelve up money. Every second wey they waste, na more delay for victims.
The episode dey showcase how some politicians sabi hide information like say na sweet secret. Na wetin happen again? Na dollar dey enter account or how e be, or na just political drama? When dem fit talk say the money dey secure, na the trust wey dey scatter be the real issue wey need attention.
For this matter, you no fit just dey count money again. We go ask, how this N30bn fit follow come fix lives of Bodija victims wey still dey struggle? As dem dey yarn figures, real people dey face real hardship. E no go too far to say say “aid wey delay be aid wey dey reduced.” E mean say people wey need am go suffer double from disaster and wetin no follow.
If we wan talk about governance, this one na clear sign say we need to do better. We don dey see how lack of transparency dey affect us, and we dey feel am as citizens. Makinde fit show say the money dey intact, but the trust wey don dey lost dey hard to regain. We fit scream say “Ẹ ṣé o, Fayoṣe!” because na wetin him don expose na im make people look at this matter critically.
Oyo State leaders need learn say in times of trouble, keeping public funds intact no be achievement but rather, na big failure when people dey suffer every day. We go continue to shine light on top this matter, make sure say our leaders dey remember say dem owe we citizens timely information whenever e concern our lives.
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