He said even governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party which ruled the country in the last 16 years agreed with their colleagues from other parties that the "challenge today is as a result of abuses of yesterday".
Oshiomhole spoke with State House correspondents shortly after a meeting he had with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He said he and five of his colleagues had earlier met with Buhari on Tuesday to discuss the huge challenges being faced by many of the states.
Part of the problem, he said, was that many workers were not being paid.
Describing it as a very serious problem, the governor said this was so because state governments were the main employers of labour.
According to him, once salaries are not paid, the situation creates a vicious circle with landlords not getting their rents and market women unable to sell, leading to a depressed economy.
He said, "These issues were discussed yesterday (on Tuesday) and as usual President Buhari has been extremely supportive even though we all agree including PDP governors among us that the crisis that we are being faced was as a result of the misrule of the past.
"The challenge of today is as a result of the abuses of yesterday.
"But inspite of that, President Buhari has been very helpful. But for that, many states would have gone into crisis. I don't know what you will call a state that is completely insolvent and bankrupt.
"We have to appreciate the President for the leadership he has provided, I mean we all have a greater sense of security today than was the case around this time a year ago." Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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For God's sake, una no dey tire for dis complain complain fools!
ReplyDeleteThis dwarf and ugly man, why not resign when you can not pay salaries of workers, but there is always something to still. Everything, you people will blame GEJ. Stop this blame game and look for ways of reviving the economy. Why not keep blaming your parents who gave birth to you for being a dwarf and ugly???
ReplyDeleteWhen they wanted to keep some money for d rainy day, u for one said the money should be shared among d States. By d way, for how long will blame Jonathan for ur own failures. A child born a year ago has made progress in his development, but here u are one year old, still giving excuses for ur lack of vision
ReplyDeleteMr. Adams Oshiomhole is among the governors who did not want the last administration to save for the raining day. Everyday he keeps on running his mouth as if that will bring back the mistakes of the past which he is part of. GIVE ME A BREAK Dude
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ReplyDeleteFools keepFool with that money you bought a foreign woman that squandered our money and played you like the way messi handles football, am still waiting for all of you complainants when you will begin to pay salaries from your huge bank account in order to save the naton
ReplyDeleteWhen one resemble gorilla na so ehe de be.he also thinks and acts gorilla sometimes.
ReplyDeleteDon't mind Jonathan. He destroyed all the tomatoes, bought guns for herdsmen, armed Boko Haram and IPOB and left the mess for Buhari. I wonder why Buhari accepted handover from this "pantastically kwarupt" man.
ReplyDeleteAm surprised when I kept hearing people like Oshiomole attacking President Jonathan for not saving for the raining day. He and Amaechi, took the federal government to court, when the Government want to save for tomorrow. He is here bailing all the time, cos because politicians don't have shame in their faces. When Jonathan was in governrment, Nigeria n's did not suffer like this, we prefer to go back to Egypt if this is what we are going to suffer with no single implementable, policy in sight for more than a year now.
ReplyDeleteall i have to say to this people is that this country is too big for them to rull seriously they should just let go some pat.
ReplyDeleteAfter squandering the resources of Edo State in the last 8 years, Oshiomole is shamelessly passing the bulk. was it GEJ that run Edo State in the last 8 years?
ReplyDeleteosho Baba and his party APC are clueless and have run out of ideas! No wonder why Mr. President keep saying he was surprised when GEJ called him to congratulate him, he never prepare to rule all what he wanted is war! Now he is seeing war and all of them are complaining you never see anything yet. Taye Taiwo Politician!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteFools keeping complaining goodluck this and that yet it was you Hausa and Muslims that Goodluck surrounded himself with and you were among them that destroy this nation Goodluck's error was not summoning enough courage to curtail your evil deeds. What makes your party different? Is not the same evil people that destroy pdp that are the apc today? Just admit that you are confuse and vissionless. I guess Goodluck cause the divorce of your imported concubine?
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ReplyDeleteWhen carpenter makes mistake,he will blame nail.For a year and APC is still giving excuse.it is time for u ppl to admit that apc is a clueless govt.no agenda for this country.
ReplyDeleteYou guys should call Jonathan and hand him over his spoilt government. This una complain don too much. Its obvious you guys were never prepared to manage Nigeria's problems. One can safely say that you guys are completely uninformed about governace as concerning Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteYou have successfully displayed your incompetence to all and sundry.