Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has been
admitted into a hospital in Germany for eye
surgery.
According to Punch, the Governor was in
Dubai en-route Germany for the operation,
which is expected to correct an eye ailment
that had been troubling him for sometime.
The paper quoted a senior official in the state
as saying that Bello travelled with some close
aides and officials for the surgery.
It was gathered that the state Commissioner
for Works, Land and Housing, Abdulmumini
Sadiq, who earlier travelled with Bello,
returned to Lokoja, the state capital, a few
days ago to run some errands for the
governor.
The source added, “The governor is not
missing as being speculated. The fact is that
he has an eye problem and he decided to
travel to Germany for medical treatment.
“He actually travelled with some close aides,
including about two or three commissioners.
He is expected back in the state within two
weeks, after he might have recovered from the
effects of the surgery on his eyes.”
All state functions have been put on hold
leaving the Deputy Governor, Simon Achuba,
with only the duty of receiving visitors on
behalf of his boss.
It was learnt that the Governor could not wait
for a formal handing over to his deputy.
The governor, it was further gathered, did not
also officially notify the state House of
Assembly of his foreign trip, contrary to laid
down regulations.
It was gathered that some of the cabinet
members, including commissioners and
special advisers, spent more time in Abuja,
than in Lokoja, where they have their offices.
“The commissioners and special advisers were
just appointed to do nothing, because no
money was allocated to their offices for the
implementation of the budget. This is due to
the fact that Kogi State is broke,” a source
stated.
The absence of the governor has generated
anxiety in the state, leading to rumours that
Bello was down with a deadly ailment.
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