SARIAKE DICKSON OF BAYELSA AND HIS BOSS GEJ OF BAYELSA/ASO ROCK WITH BIGOTRY AND POWER HUNGRY POLITICAL LILLIPUTIANS IN KWARA GET BOLAJI ABDULLAHI THE BEST PERFORMING AND BEST SPORT MINISTER FIRED ALL IN THE NAME OF FIGHTING THE DYNASTY THEY EMPOWERED AND MADE POPULAR. COMPETENCY BEING TRADE FOR POLITICS.KWARA WOULD SOON FIND REPLACEMENT IN GBRMISOLA SARAKI FROM THE SAME DYNASTY THEY CLAIMED TO BE FIGHTING. ANY SENSE THERE ? FREEDOM INDEED ! How Sports Minister Was Fired Over PDP Uniform Facts have emerged on how President Goodluck Jonathan sacked his former sports minister, Bolaji Abdullahi, over a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) uniform (also called aso-ebi in local parlance), which he did not wear when he visited Kwara State recently. Prior to the visit, there had been speculations that the former minister would be removed. LEADERSHIP Sunday reliably learnt that the last straw, which led to the ex-ministers sack, was during the Presidents visit. The former minister, a Kwara State indigene, was billed to travel out of the country to Poland for an Eagles friendly match when he learnt that the President was visiting his state. Feeling obliged to be part of the Presidents entourage, as a member of Jonathans cabinet, Abdullahi was said to have shelved his trip and immediately joined the band of PDP stalwarts accompanying the President on the trip. It however turned out that he did not have the PDP uniform, which was worn by all the party members on the entourage. LEADERSHIP Sunday learnt that the Bayelsa State governor, Seriake Dickson, noticed the odd attire of the ex-minister and promptly called his attention. The former minister was said to have retorted that the Kwara State PDP chairman, Solomon Edoga, did not provide one for him. The state chairman was said to have reacted that the minister was initially billed to travel out of the country, but deferred the travel because of the Presidents visit. Not satisfied with the response, the Bayelsa State governor was said to have insisted that the former minister should have ensured he wore the PDP uniform as a show of solidarity. This prompted the former minister to reply jokingly that, After all, I am not a politician. His statement further infuriated the Bayelsa governor, who queried why a cabinet minister would say he was not a politician. LEADERSHIP Sunday further learnt that when the Jonathan entourage arrived Kwara State, people who wanted the governor removed, having previously called for his removal, treated him shabbily, chanting anti-Bolaji songs, which gave indications that the minister was not popular among his people. After the Presidents visit to Kwara, the ex-minister was said to have boarded a flight to Poland through the United Kingdom to meet up with his scheduled appointment. He was in the United Kingdom, en-route Poland when the announcement was made for his removal.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 10:09:12 +0000
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