Ghen Ghen! And CACOL replies!
The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) on Saturday took a swipe at the former Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, describing his administration as draconian and anti-people.
The activist group was reacting to Fashola’s condemnation of its call on President Muhammadu Buhari not to consider the ex-governor for appointment for his alleged mismanagement of state funds.
CACOL said the Fashola-led administration was engulfed in several controversies which could not be overlooked.
Babatunde Fashola had come under fire after the Lagos State Public Procurement Agency posted a report on its website, stating that N78.3m was paid to a firm, Info Access Plus Limited, for the upgrade of his website,www.tundefashola.com, through the Office of the Chief of Staff to the Governor.
The ex-governor had last week defended the decision by his government to spend N78.3m on the upgrade of the website in a five-page letter he personally signed, in which he admitted that the money was actually spent on his website.
The former governor also berated CACOL, in his letter titled ‘When you wrestle with a pig, the pig gets happy and you get dirty,’ for dragging him to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and for calling on President Buhari not to give him a political appointment.
Fashola said, “I cannot conclude without responding to the crusade of CACOL and their ilk seeking my prosecution on allegations that have no proof and writing pre-emptive letters to the Presidency.
“In case they are unaware, I am not looking for a job. I expect them to know that allegations of wrongdoing are not resolved without evidence, neither are they resolved in press conferences.”
However, the Executive Chairmain of CACOL, in a statement titled, ‘We Don’t Mind Wrestling With The Pig As Long As It Produces The Pork,’ on Saturday, said if the former governor could justify the cost of his personal website, no matter what he used it for, then there might be many more shenanigans to be unearthed by the relevant anti-graft agencies.
He said, “The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary defines a “pig” as an unpleasant or offensive person; a person who is dirty or greedy. Based on this premise, leaders who deliberately run elitist, oppressive and draconian government can only be described by no other name, but pigs.
“A government that causes so much hardship to the largest stratum of the socio-economic ladder, whereas it engages in obscene affluence all in the name of white elephant projects that have no direct bearing on the suffering Lagosians, is nothing but a pig.
“It will be foolhardy for a man who requires pork to say he wouldn’t wrestle with a pig. How does he intend to get it? After all it has been said, ‘No willing pig provides pork; whoever desires pork wrestles the pig down for it!’
Adeniran asked of what use was a N78.3m-website when several other developmental needs of people in Lagos were begging for attention.
Adenira further said, “Basically, what concerns us more is the issue of suspected corruption embedded in the award and execution of contracts in the regime of Babatunde Fashola, as illuminated by the award of this N78.3m website contract.
“Every IT person CACOL has contacted put an over-bloated estimate of the cost of the website at about N6m. We are not surprised that a contract that could have cost N6m could be ballooned to N78.3m, because that is a trademark of Mr. Fashola’s administration.
“The website contract is an eye opener and lending credence to the allegations of the ‘True Face of Lagos’ where most of the contracts awarded before 2010 were said to have been immorally inflated by the regime of Babatunde Raji Fashola.”
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Whats all this?they should provide whatever proof they have otherwise i still insist that this is to prevent Fashola's name from entering the September Appointee's list...Same thing another group tried to do to Hon Abike Dabiri.
I am also wondering why they waited until now to start painting him black...why now?wey proof?
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ReplyDeleteThere are nicer pictures more flattering that this one for BRF na, abeg.
ReplyDeleteMumu are they talking about the picture or what he stole?
DeleteHe really offended people o.
DeleteSisi eko on anonymous mode...defender of APC bigots show urself.
DeleteU are silly anonymous 16:25. What did the anonymous above say that'll require me to hide to say it?? U dunce!!! Bigots my ass, don't call me a name that belongs to ur family lineage, it is what u are known for. To try harder ok?? And next time be BOLD!!
DeleteBtw I agree that this pic is not flattering na Stella. I'm sure I said this before the last time. Lol
Let them provide evidence as long as I will never support fraud. If found guilty must face the consequence.i gat no trust for anyone when it comes to money matter n politics.
ReplyDeleteOn the other, I feel they dnt want his ministerial appointment.
Don't mind them. They want to truncate the man's federal mission with GMB. Futile it shall be.
DeleteThey should go and rest joor.
ReplyDeleteThe man has tried his best for Lagos State.
They should not come and tarnish his image.
Na dem sabi
ReplyDeletePls even if he stole. He turned Lagos into a small empire. That alone should seclude him from undue prosecution. BRF is a good man. And generous too.
ReplyDeleteG_pharm, hear the nonsense you are saying... A thief is thief!
DeleteWhere in Lagos is this small empire? @ G pharm, you must be gutta girl.
DeleteProof of what again? Fashola himself wrote that he spent the money on his personal website what else do you need? September list this, September list that. E don do abeg.
ReplyDeleteI just tire for Stella oh.
DeleteThe man replied them with a very weak argument in my opinion, talking about the break down of the funds, is that the issue?
The issue is that 78 million naira belonging to Lagos state was used to develope a personal website, that's all shades of wrong, regardless of how well he worked while he was in power.
LOL at the need to use Oxford advanced Learners dictionary to define a pig. They have time.
ReplyDeleteThese anarchists should leave Fashola alone.
ReplyDeleteWhat do they stand to gain by destroying Fashola's hard earned reputation?
Fashola's record speak for itself. The Lagos state before the coming of Fashola can in no way be compared to the Lagos state that he left behind.
All these people attacking Fashola are the real enemies of the country.
The country needs the "Fashola's touch" as the minister of Works. He will replicate the wonders he performed in Lagos all over the country.
U nor hear say im use 78m instead of 6m develop him personal web and u say make we leave am make dem make am minister of works. Na im be say money ho finish for CBN be that. U see all DS guys that pretend to be innocent in financial matter be d real thief. Buhari inclusive. Federal commissioner for petroleum & PTF chairman is too real to be true that he is not corrupt. Probe 16yrs of APC rule in Lagos State and your mouth will be agape.
DeleteNo stella, I am an I.T person, the cost of the "Upgrade" is ridiculous, even if you are building the site from scratch, it will not cost a quarter of that amount, and mind you, fash did not deny that figure, it is utterly preposterous.
ReplyDeleteMind you Stella, Tinubu and Ambode are the sponsor of the said group.
ReplyDeleteBut why will Fashola spend this huge for just Website?
Stella. They are not painting Fashola black? From what I read in this post, he admitted spending that amount on a website. Now what I want to know is if the website that cost 78 million will be able to inform us when rapture will take place. Stella your blog that gives us breaking news and first class information was especially about baby mamas, was not built with such an amount
ReplyDeleteAnon 12:18 ure very funny o.
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Lmaooooo..
DeleteAnon you're cray cray..
Stella jst chil and allow God expose dem all, dis politicians are nt loyal at all biko
ReplyDeleteMadam stella, if you go through the website in question you will find the figures. Fashola or his web admin posted the N78.whatever bill for the website upgrade ther themselves. This group is just pointing out that the highest cost of upgrading a website is N6m and therefor fraud was involved in the contract. I see no wrong in what they said, fashola should face facts and not beat about the bush.
ReplyDeleteMadam stella, if you go through the website in question you will find the figures. Fashola or his web admin posted the N78.whatever bill for the website upgrade ther themselves. This group is just pointing out that the highest cost of upgrading a website is N6m and therefor fraud was involved in the contract. I see no wrong in what they said, fashola should face facts and not beat about the bush.
ReplyDeleteFashola it is well with you...skeletons skeletons and more skeletons...
ReplyDeleteNo be small fight o
ReplyDeleteFashola is the definition of lying liar. It's his turn to roast on the hot seat.
ReplyDeleteNo politican is a Saint,(not evn Buhari)thy shld lv BRF alone!
ReplyDeleteTinubu@work. Well, Bubu no be small pikin. He can be fooled
ReplyDeleteAs laudable as the idea behind the creation of the website, the process in its creation is questionable. Why would a supposed govt website bear the personal name of the governor? Why couldn't it bear something like "LagosStateGovernor"?. When you use tax payers money for personal endeavours, it becomes corruption... shikena... Stella that is proof enough. In Nigeria, we always try to protect are own, even when the evidences are very glaring
ReplyDeleteThis jobless people should leave fashola, without fashola September list is incomplete
ReplyDeleteYou call them jobless ? Your type is d reason we are where we are today in dis country .........grow some brains. Thanks u
DeleteSubmit your proof that Tinubu and Ambode are to blame for this. If you can not then shut up, stop carrying baseless rumors and talking trash through your anus.
ReplyDeleteBut it's really funny dat ppl will shout leave Fashola alone, de re not holding him. It's simple, dat amount is too much for an upgrade of website nd we re forgetting also, in terms or priority, was d site d best dat could use dat amount for. Dis is not witch hunting. Just doesn't make sense
ReplyDeleteHabaaaaa, 78M to upgrade website of a former governor not even the state own oooo. Habaaaa, it's too much na.
ReplyDeleteI had said it that your time would soon come. You were busy casting aspersions on GEJ. You are caught red handed stealing public funds - N78m. You can't even show remorse. You are here talking with pride, defending the indefensible. Fashola you are a big stupid foolish thief. Tinubu is your father.
ReplyDeleteHahaha that's why I like all dis bloggers always protecting their own.imaging using over seventy million to upgrade a personal website when there is no single good road in Ago Palace. If Ameachi is mentioned d response will be enemies and when Petroleum minister is called, d suddenly remember dat something is wrong.Even my dear president that promised to declare his asset publicly has denied it.Even offix of d first lady which PMB said that it was a waste of resources is still there. Only God will judge all of us. We can deceive man but no God
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