Facts are
beginning to emerge from the Good Governance Tour presently going on in some
parts of the country.
We authoritatively
gathered that the journalists covering the tour are at loggerheads with the
minister of Information, Labaran Maku over the largesse given to them by some
state governors and ministers.
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| Governor of Delta state, Uduaghan explaining something to the team |
One of the
journalists, who confided in our correspondent, alleged that the minister
always collect the largesse meant for the journalists, an action which does not go down well with the 'men with pen'.
He gave instance
in Jos, Plateau state when they went to inspect a road construction by the
Federal Ministry of Works.
Our source said
when the ministry was not forthcoming about the largesse, Labaran asked his
counterpart, the minister of State for Works, Amb. Bashir Yuguda about the
largesse and pocket the money.
He also disclosed
that when they went to some states in the East and southern parts of the
country, the minister collected the money meant for journalists. He said some
of his colleagues were contemplating confronting him on the largesse but the
respect they have for him as a minister is what is causing the barrier.
It would be
recalled that the Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole recently accused the
minister of presenting him a proposal to sponsor his State’s Good Governance
Tour which he turned down.
Many analysts
have also condemned the activities of the minister of Information who they
claimed is wasting tax payers’ money to fund a wasteful venture. Political Platform
crew on AIT said if he is supposed to tour any project, it should be restricted
to federal government projects.
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