Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Dr Austin Tam-George, has described as disappointing and depressing Professor Wole Soyinka’s reaction to attempts to confirm from the Nobel Laureate if he shared in the N82 million allegedly used by former governor Chibuike Amaechi to host a dinner for him on his 80th birthday at Government House, Port Harcourt.
The Commissioner in a statement, yesterday, said he had expected Soyinka to condemn what he described as unconscionable misuse of public funds in his name since he had come to know that such outrageous amount was used to organize a dinner for him by a government that was owing civil servants salaries and pensioners. Continuing, Tam-George said Professor Soyinka, from his response, had carried himself in the manner of one who “suffers from a god complex, someone who does no wrong “
The Commissioner alleged that Amaechi’s administration will go down in history as having a record of the highest number of abandoned projects in the state since its creation in 1967 inspite of the about three trillion naira it allegedly got. According to him, a physical tour of the Greater Port Harcourt city project of the Amaechi’s government which gulped over hundred billion naira showed a “ putrid landscape of corruption, broken dreams and wasted resources. “
Will Soyinka condemn this pornography of waste and excess by Rotimi Amaechi? That is the moral question”, he said and wondered how Professor Soyinka would be indifferent to such “atrocious legacy.” He further recalled that the American Noble Laureate Toni Morrison on her 80th birthday had a hearty laugh over coffee with friends at her home in Ohio, stressing that no tax payers fund was wasted to host a dinner for her by the state of Ohio
“Can Soyinka reasonably claim to be indifferent to the exemplary moral contrast provided by Toni Morrison?”he queried. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Stupid comment from this people and a daft way to go about it. If you want to probe Amaechi, probe him.
ReplyDeleteSoyinka did contract the event, did he?
Besides, how should just jump to condemn Amaechi based on information from you?
Oga, leave thrash for LAWMA.
After una go accuse Buhari of fighting corruption in the media. Call EFCC to handle this matter at once
Can EFCC handle the matter, when the anti-corruption agency is dancing the music of APC?
ReplyDeleteBUT WHY MUST PROFESSOR SOYINKA BE BROUGHT INTO THIS MATTER? I AM NOW CONVINCED THAT POLITICS IS INVOLVED IN THE CHARGES! IN ORDER NOT TO WASTE TIME, LET THE RELEVANT AUTHORITIES BE BROUGHT AND INVESTIGATE THE 80TH BIRTHDAY PARTY. MY OWN EVALUATION OF THE CASE IS THAT PROFESSOR SOYINKA HAS NO CASE BUT THE GOVERNMENT THAT SPENT SUCH COLOSSAL SUMS OF MONEY. OVER TO THE EFFC FOR NECESSARY ACTION!
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