Nigeria: Fayemi - a Question of Values

8 March 2013

Reactions to a recent piece on how some leaders are managing power constrain us to take the matter further today, by looking more closely at Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi. The first edition of Peer Review Mechanism public document for all Nigerian governors, as produced by the 36 governors has only the scorecards of Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi and Fayemi. The latter, who we has watched for a while, was the Guest Speaker at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, popularly known as 'Chatham House', where his 'predicament' and below average performance in the simple matter of doing proper shakara as governor became the object of public discourse.

Among other responses to the article was that of Isikogu, who said: "Please Sirens ain't the isssh....We need to see dividends of democracy from our leaders. Lateeph Onikoro followed with: "Who cared (sic) if a governor use (sic) siren or not, that (is) his own cup of tea. What matters is how high percentage of people they served daily life has improved. Example: how is the health service, education... life expectancy, ability to open businesses, and all other services that improve life? You (are) telling (us) about siren and other sentiments that does (sic) not put bread on anyone's table. There was also the observation that such leaders "are tackling core problems which others have been avoiding for the obvious reason that they are either not easy or not quick to resolve and lead to applause."

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