BUHARI’S EX-MINISTER DALUNG: “GOVERNORS ARE LEADING NIGERIANS TO HELL”
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By: Fasasi Hammad
Former Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung, has criticized the current crop of state governors, describing them as failures who have taken Nigeria “next to hell.”
Dalung made the remarks while reflecting on the performance of governors under the administration of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking in an interview with the media, he contrasted the development of southern states with the struggles of the North, highlighting how some regions have maintained the vision of their founding fathers.
“Southern Nigeria has been able to develop alongside the dreams and vision of its founding fathers. Free education, introduced by Awolowo, still exists in the Southwest, and the economic policies initiated by Azikiwe in the Southeast are still being practiced,” Dalung said.
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He added, “The Southeast, like the North, has its failures, but the economic base and industriousness of the people set it apart. The South-South is similar, while the Southwest has been exemplary because it held onto the vision of its founders.
“For the North, Sardauna left a strong legacy, but in the Fourth Republic, only a few governors have lived up to the ideals of our founding fathers. The first set of governors largely succeeded, with examples like Makarfi in Kaduna and Yar’Adua in Katsina, though some states performed poorly.
“The second set, beginning in 2007, saw fewer governors maintaining these ideals, with exceptions such as Sule Lamido and Shema. The third set, starting in 2015, was disastrous. And the current set of governors, in my view, has sent us next to hell.”
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