Posted: 18 Mar 2011 01:12 AM PDT
The Ogun State governor, Gbenga Daniel yesterday said he is still keeping some secrets close to his chest but will open a can of worms before May 29, 2011 when his tenure ends.
Mr Daniel spoke at an event held at the International stadium Sagamu to honour his administration. He told organisers of the event, the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools of Nigeria (ASUSS), Ogun State chapter, that, “no amount of intimidation will stop your governor from standing firm. And let me assure you that I will stand firm till the last day. By the special grace of God, we will hand over the mantle of leadership to people that you are going to be proud of. I don’t know who but God knows,” he said.
“There are a lot of people who want to go in through the backdoor; they are the people who have gone to get kangaroo judgment. There is no doubt that there was a lot of thunderstorm in Ogun State. Not many people believed that we are going to be here till today. Even, as I stand before you, those people are not relenting,” he said.
Speaking to the large number of teachers in attendance, Mr Daniel declared that he has done his bit, pointing out, that “Ogun State will never be the same again. There is no doubt that when a country or a state is progressing, some people will not just understand the kind of magic we are using. Let me assure you that there is no magic, but it is the work of God”.
For ₦2000 only
Mr. Daniel added that his investigation revealed that those who booed him during the presidential rally in Abeokuta, the state capital, were given N2,000 each by their sponsor. He said they have confessed to him. “On Saturday, they hired some people. We have found out; they hired people to the stadium in Abeokuta. The people that they hired have now come to us to confess. Some of them from the Lagos State College of Education, Ijanikin; some of them from the Polytechnic in Lagos confessed. They said each and every one of them, they paid them ₦2000 each to come to the rally to come and boo OGD,” the governor said.
Earlier in his welcome address, President of the teachers group, Tunde Folarin, said the programme was designed to appreciate the governor’s gestures to the teachers in the last eight years of his administration.
“Today is a day to show considerable appreciation for crucial contributions of the OGD-led administration to we teachers, especially in the Secondary School sector, so as to motivate you in your path of fulfilled destiny,” Mr Folarin said.
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