๐พ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ช๐จ๐๐จ: ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐พ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐๐จ ๐ผ๐๐๐ค๐๐ช๐ฃ’๐จ ๐ฝ๐ช๐จ ๐๐๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ข๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐๐ ๐๐ค๐๐จ”
… ๐๐ณ๐จ๐ฆ๐ด ๐จ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ช๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ป๐ฆ ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐บ.
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While the Governor has described this program as one of the government’s initiatives to offset the impact of Federal fuel subsidy removal, ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐ค๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ก ๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ง๐ค๐ช๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ง๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ก๐จ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐ง๐๐ข.
First and foremost, ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ช๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐พ๐๐-๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐จ๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ค๐ช๐จ๐ก๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ค๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi in April 2022. This information is essential to facilitate an informed public discussion about the program.
Additionally, it is crucial to clarify the source of these vehicles. ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ง๐๐๐๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ช๐ฃ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ค๐ง ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ก ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ? If indeed they were procured, what is the cost per unit? These fundamental details are necessary to enhance public understanding of the program, unless, of course, this entire endeavour is yet another “๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐๐๐ฉ” ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐ค๐ง’๐จ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐จ ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐จ๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ก๐’๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ๐จ. Recall that several Gateway Transit Buses were commissioned in April 2022; has there been an explanation for their disappearance?
Another pressing concern is that this program appears to be ๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ก ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐ง๐ค๐ง, ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ฅ๐ค ๐ผ๐๐๐ค๐๐ช๐ฃ-๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐๐ก๐ค๐๐๐ก๐ก๐ฎ ๐ง๐๐๐ค๐๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ง. A sincere and honest government would, during the official launch of such a celebrated program, provide information about the official bus routes across the State and the corresponding tariff rates. This is why our esteemed party, drawing from past experiences, advises all citizens and residents of the State not to be carried away by another empty effort from the ruling APC government. The entire spectacle seems to be a staged attempt by the Governor to create an impression that all is well in the State.
Another peculiar aspect of the E-Mobility drama is the deliberate disregard for the deplorable condition of our State’s roads before the program’s launch. Recently, the visiting President of the Nigerian Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, acknowledged the terrible state of our roads in Ogun State. We remind the public of our numerous appeals to the APC government to address our road infrastructure. ๐๐ค๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐พ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐จ๐๐จ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ง๐ค๐๐๐จ ๐จ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ค๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ง๐ค๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐จ๐จ๐๐๐ก๐. It reflects misplaced priorities and an imprudent waste of resources, akin to putting the cart before the horse.
๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ช๐๐ก๐๐, ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ช๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ค๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐๐จ. The Dapo Abiodun-led APC government cannot expect the public to simply accept the sudden deployment of buses without addressing fundamental concerns. The Governor, with the limited time left in office, should familiarize himself with the unique challenges faced by the people of Ogun State. Our reality differs from that of Lagos. Mr Abiidun should take advantage of President Bola Tinubu’s restriction of uninvited junketiers visits to the villa. It is crucial that Mr. Abiodun sits back home and focuses on fulfilling his primary responsibilities of conducting the business of government to improve the well-being of the people.
๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ฃ๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐จ๐ฅ๐
Publicity Secretary
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Seunmanuel Faleye is a brand and communications strategist. He is a covert writer and an overt creative head. He publishes Apple’s Bite International Magazine.
