Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has been advised against going ahead with his planned appointment of 20,000 senior special advisers (SSAs) and special advisers (SAs).
A pro-democracy group, the International Transparency and Good Governance for Africa Initiative, which gave the admonition yesterday, said the appointment of numerous aides by state governors has become a strategy of winning election in the midst of poor performance by such states’ chief executives.
The group described the practice as a grievous act of corruption and urged the legislative and anti-graft agencies to intervene to prevent public resources from being wasted on unproductive and unwanted aides.
In a statement issued by the group yesterday, it charged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC) and other anti-graft agencies to demonstrate the political will to deal with the situation.
The group also condemned the recent appointment of no fewer than 40,000 special assistants and senior special…
