Nigeria’s former Minister of Education and Bring Back Our Girls activist, Oby Ezekwesili, has reacted to the demolition of two hotels for flouting government lockdown order in Rivers State.
Recall that the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Sunday ordered and supervised the demolition of Prodest Hotel in Alode and Etemeteh Hotel in Onne, in Eleme Local Government Area of the State.
The hotels were demolished for allegedly violating an Executive Order on COVID 19, despite warnings from the State government.
The former minister while reacting to the incident described Wike as a monster created when power gets in the hands of people without self-discipline.
While calling on the owners of the hotel to sue the State government, she added that Wike’s action breeds anarchy in society.
She wrote:
“Power in the hands of persons without self-discipline in the absence of social accountability creates monsters in any society.”
“I have seen enough flagrant abuse of power among our political class to know that both they and citizens are still enamoured of the unaccountable governance style of the inglorious military era.”
“Such arrogance of power against citizens because of delegated temporary ‘title’.”
“Democratic ethos, values, principles and nuances totally forbid the kind of action Governor Wike of Rivers took in demolishing a hotel no matter whatever “Executive Order”
“It is a self-discipline that makes one with enormous powers be restrained in exercising it. Whatever else you do as a young person preparing for Public Leadership in this land, please get self-discipline before whatever ‘title’ they start calling you to swell your head.”
“It is important for the hotel-owners in Rivers State to sue the Rivers State Government. Our Democracy cannot continue to be operated in the breach by this half-civilian-half-military mentality,” she said.
Governor wike is a monster,he must pay for that damages , because it is a damages of consiquencies, he act as a caward, when the rightious is on the throne ,people rejoice but when the wicked is on the throne people cry , for doing just this ,he will certainly pay for it.