Outrage As LG Chairmen Send Wives Abroad For Training On How To ‘Advise’ Them
Amidst the economic hardship in Nigeria, Local Government Chairmen in Adamawa State, have sent their wives on a leadership training trip to Istanbul, Turkey.
The 21 wives, along with some senior officials of the Ministry of Local Government, reportedly departed ir jordan 4 tour yellow 200 the country last week for the programme.
The chairmen said the training was for their wives to learn about how they will assist and advise them on how to better discharge their duties.
However, the move has sparked outrage among workers and retirees who described it as wasteful and insensitive.
The Chairman of Toungo Local Government and state chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, Suleiman Toungo, while defending the trip, said that council chairmen themselves had benefited from similar overseas training two months earlier.
“We did our training two months ago, so I do not see anything wrong in our wives going for training outside the country,” Toungo told The PUNCH.
“They are our wives and we need their advice. We are looking at the importance of training them on leadership, not the cost.”
But workers and retirees disagreed, accusing the government of misplaced priorities at a time many of them are still awaiting their gratuities.
A 75-year-old retiree from Yola North Local Government, Abubakar Shehu, condemned the trip and called on the Economic and Financial nike lebron backpack red black dress shoes size - Cushioned Vomero Plus Running Shoe , EduShops° - Available Now: Nike's Max Crimes Commission to probe what he described as a financial scandal.
“What is the leadership position of local government chairmen’s wives? Even the wife of the governor is not sent abroad for leadership training. This is nothing but corruption and a mockery of democracy in Adamawa State,” Shehu said.
Another air jordan 6 toro retired staff, who asked not to be named, urged Governor Ahmadu Fintiri to hand over the matter to the EFCC to safeguard the image of his administration.
“We now see the dangers of local government autonomy. Some of these wives did not even complete primary school, yet they are being flown to Istanbul in the name of leadership training,” he lamented.
A serving council chairman from northern Adamawa, who spoke anonymously, also distanced himself from the trip.
He said he was not consulted before his wife’s name was submitted.
“I was sleeping when I got a call from one of the ALGON officials asking me to send my wife’s details for a visa. That was the first time I heard of such a project. This is simply an abuse of public funds,” he said.
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
