Some youths coming under the banner of Better Enugu Youths Assembly, BEYA, have condemned in strong terms Enugu State House of Assembly’s approval of an N11bn loan requested by Governor Sullivan Chime, describing the state legislature’s role in approving the loan as “a confirmation of the fact that houses of assembly in the country exist only as a rubber stamp of the inordinate state governors.” The youths, who lashed out at Governor Chime for mortgaging their future by taking the loan, excoriated the state legislature for failing in its basic duty of checkmating the excesses of the executive in the state. They held that “even if the present Enugu State House of Assembly, ESHA, is forgiven for its numerous laxities in standing up for their constituencies against the tyrannical tendencies of Governor Chime, its current members would one day be called to task regarding why they preferred to place the greed of one man over what is best for the generality of Enugu people by approving the said loan.” Disclosing this in a press statement signed by its President, Mr. Val Eke and Secretary-General, Mr. Agbo Ngwu, BEYA wondered why Sullivan could not take a cue from the immediate past governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, who as at the time of leaving office earlier this year bequeathed investments and other assets totaling N75 billion to his state. The Assembly also wondered why Sullivan would be busy conniving with ESHA to secure loans for him to complete projects for an about-to-end year when other governors are already presenting well thought-out budget proposals to their states’ house of assembly. According to the statement, “the manner and speed with which the Enugu State House of Assembly approved the N11bn loan requested by Governor Sullivan Chime also show that the credit facility is to be used for every other thing but what we were told it is meant. How can they say it is for the completion of infrastructural projects and not allow journalists cover the sitting that saw to the approval of the loan request? - See more at: abujavoice/enugu-youths-lash-out-at-chime-enugu-legislature-over-n11bn-loan/#sthash.Y16VucSG.dpuf
Posted on: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 21:34:18 +0000
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