Pay-Back Time For Leaders As Flood Detains Governor’s Convoy

Is it pay-back time for leaders at the different levels who refuse to do what they are supposed to do?

Well, that is one of the questions trending online after a video recording of a governor’s convoy trapped by flood was shared by a user.

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, was stranded at the RCC junction on Sapele Road, Benin, Edo State following the heavt downpour and resulted flooding of many areas.

The flood which made it difficult for motorists also trapped the convoy of the governor, making some people retort that this may be pay-back time for leaders afterall.

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Flooding in Edo: inset, Gov Obaseki

What made it even more interesting is a background voice that reminded of morals for all conducts, moreso, conducts of those in positions of trust.

“When we told the government to fix the road, they were busy filling the potholes with broken blocks. They think they are suffering the masses. Now it is payback time as the masses are not the only ones suffering the collapse of this road.

“The governor is the one inside the vehicle but it has stopped moving. This is his vehicle (pointing at it), he cannot come down as he is ashamed. Everyone (both the poor and the rich) is feeling the brunt of bad policies in the country,” he added.

After a while, the convoy was seen moving away from the flooded part of the road.

Meanwhile, Governor Obaseki has described what is happening on Sapele Road as scandal, while admitting he was the one stopped by the flood has said in a statement released today:

In a submission that is a direct indictment of the federal government, he said:

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“I was on Sapele Road recently. After the heavy downpour, the road was impassable. What is going on in Benin-Sapele Road is scandalous. I don’t think that any region where the oil resources that sustain the country come from should be neglected. We have done everything possible. We don’t know what to do again to draw the attention of the federal government to these roads.”

He equally made reference to other roads in the state under the purview of the federal government saying the state government could not take them over:

“The issue on the Benin-Lagos Road, particularly the Ovia River Crossing is becoming catastrophic. We have lost a lot of lives and done everything to get the Federal Government and the Federal Ministry of Works to work with us and put in place a palliative measure to stop the carnage on that road.”

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“I was on Sapele Road recently. After the heavy downpour, the road was impassable. What is going on in Benin-Sapele Road is scandalous. I don’t think that any region where the oil resources that sustain the country come from should be neglected. We have done everything possible. We don’t know what to do again to draw the attention of the federal government to these roads.”

Meanwhile, the mood of many remains the same, that it was pay-back time for leaders, not only in Edo but in other states, and other levels, who would not just perform.