Many governors who had nothing yesterday are now wealthier than their states overnight — Edwin Clark

Former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South Leader, Pa Edwin Clark, has leveled strong criticisms against numerous state governors, accusing them of exploiting their positions for personal financial gain, to the extent that they have become wealthier than their own states. Furthermore, he has alleged that these governors are spending their security funds without any sense of transparency or accountability.

Taking a more critical stance, Clark also singles out President Bola Tinubu and Senate President Godswill Akpabio. According to Vanguard paper, He accuses them of having introduced what he considers to be irresponsible laws during their respective governorships of Lagos and Akwa Ibom states. Specifically, he highlights Tinubu’s Ex-Governors’ Life Pension Law and Akpabio’s Former Governor and Deputy Governor’s Pension Bill 2014 as examples of legislation that he believes contribute to the culture of self-enrichment by politicians.

Clark’s critique extends to the broader state of corruption within the Nigerian government. He expresses his disappointment at the pervasive nature of corruption, even among those individuals and institutions that are entrusted with fighting against it. He alludes to questionable practices surrounding the Paris Club loan repayment and even hints at collusion between legal practitioners and the Governors Forum in determining financial entitlements.

Clark reveals: “It is a pity that Governors who were nowhere yesterday, become so rich and powerful overnight because they were elected Governors. Their powers as governors and the money they have access to allow them to do anything, except that which God has not permitted them to do.”Clark uses these pages (539 to 542) to express his disdain for certain governors, whom he accuses of rapidly accumulating wealth and influence merely through their election as state leaders.

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