The Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, on Wednesday lamented the exorbitant and flamboyant lifestyle of government and government officials despite the fact that Nigeria is currently poor and broke.
The governor made this known when he spoke at a special edition of The Platform, an event organized by The Covenant Nation to promote national development.
He stated that contrary to the flamboyant lifestyles portrayed by governors and elected officials, the country was facing a dire financial crisis.
According to him, Nigeria’s economic woes are exacerbated by the extravagant lifestyles of government officials, which are sustained at the expense of the nation’s wealth.
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“Let’s come clean and straight with Nigerians. Nigeria is very poor and broke but the lifestyle of government and government officials does not show it, especially with the obscene flamboyance in public display,” Soludo said.
He added that Nigerians are really suffering and it’s a show of insensitivity on the part of the leaders if in the midst of such biting hardship, they’re lavishing money only to satisfy their own selves.
“The poor are hungry and impatient, let’s not annoy them more with our insensitivity”, he lamented.
He further maintained that he supports Reverend Mbaka for saying elected governors should receive same minimum wage as workers.
” In this case, I agree with reverend father Mbaka, who said elected governors should also earn minimum wage. I agree that we should be paid that so that we can feel that as well”, he added.
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