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Sokoto Governor Aliyu Wamakko Flogs PHCN Manager For Failing To Produce Electricity
Oct 24, 2012 – Sokoto Governor Aliyu Flogs PHCN Manager For Failing To Produce Electricity
Governor of Sokoto State, Northwest Nigeria, Aliyu Wamakko, has flogged a manager of Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, for failing to supply electricity to his community.
Premium Times, an online news portal reports that the governor flogged the manager and ordered his security officials to assault two other PHCN staff.
The management of the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company, KEDC, a subsidiary of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, accused the Governor of assaulting the workers.
The Acting Managing Director of the Company, Mohammed Adamu, made this known at a press briefing late Monday at the company’s Doka office in Kaduna.
Mr. Adamu explained that the staff was summoned by the governor and was beaten to a pulp by the Governor and some of his aides.
“On Saturday, 20th October, 2012, an unusual and unfortunate event took place which was beyond our comprehension. On the said date our business manager, Gwiwa Business Unit, Sokoto state, Moses Osigwe, was invited by the Executive Governor of the State, Aliyu Magatarkada Wamakko to his personal residence, over the issue of lack of power supply to his hometown, Wamakko, as a result of a failed 2.5MVA transformer.
“He accused our staff of deliberately denying his community, Wamakko, of power supply. As the business manager was trying to explain to him, the governor just brought out a horse whip (popularly known as bulala in Hausa language) and lashed him to a pulp,” Mr. Adamu said.
The PHCN boss said the governor’s brutality did not stop at being the direct aggressor, “as he also invited and instructed two hefty mobile police men to continue with the beating spree until the business manager fell on the ground and became unconscious.”
“In the same vain, the Governor did not stop at the beating of our business manager but invited two other staff of the company namely, Isyaku Daura, Officer 2 (Electrical) and Nuruddeen Mohammed, Staff 1 (Lines) and ordered the mobile policemen to beat them up, also to a pulp,” he lamented.
He described the governor’s action as uncalled for, barbaric, and uncivilised. The Senior Special Assistant to the Sokoto state Governor, Sani Umar, when contacted on phone told reporters that he was driving and would call back. He was yet to do so as at the time of this report.(Credit:dailypost)
Omar Omar
October 24, 2012 at 6:45 PM
In a civilized society, this opportunist (called Governor) would have served a very long jail term for his action.
In our sometimes barbaric Nigeria, this “Federal allocation collecting political thug” will soon receive a national award.
Most are just representative of their political parties, imposed for the purpose of “cornering” federal allocations
Abubakar
October 25, 2012 at 8:36 AM
This so call civilization is causing a great havoc, what hv u people do to save the masses, paying for electricity without enjoying it. Nigerians need someone like Gov. Aliyu.
Maria
October 24, 2012 at 7:21 PM
D Governor is a very stupid man. Is like he thinks he is gonna be governor 4ever, one day he is gonna step down 2face d law by then he wont hav any immunity. Moron
Olatunji Adeniyi
October 24, 2012 at 7:25 PM
Na wa o.
olatunji
October 24, 2012 at 7:27 PM
Wonder shall never end.
Dr. Saint
October 24, 2012 at 8:15 PM
Proper and indept investigation will reveal that this barbaric man called governor is one of the boko haram godfathers. He is stupid, calous and devilish. I raise motion for his impeachement. If he needs power in his community, why didn’t he make necessary provision for that? In fact, this man must be jailed or bombed in his office live!
Smart
October 25, 2012 at 7:42 AM
4gt u must be a PHCN dat dnt supply light bt collect money. I support d Governor
idoko idoko
October 24, 2012 at 8:21 PM
in civilized country d likes of d governor of sokoto state, can’t be a councillor talkless of being a governor. shame to our democracy
Ikechukwu Egwuatu
October 24, 2012 at 9:44 PM
diplomacy are made 4 humans but are taken 4 granted by some people……… Mr governor your type are needed nationwide provided all d infrastructure are provided.
ROY BELLO
October 25, 2012 at 12:33 AM
THE GOVERNOR HAS JUST EXHIBITED THE ANIMALISTIC TENDENCES IN HIM. HOW COULD A GOVERNOR DESCEND SO LOW? IS IT BECAUSE HE HAS IMMUNITY? HE HAS ONLY SUCCEEDED IN DISGRACING HIMSELF, NOT THE PHCN OFFICIALS. I MAKE BOLD TO SAY THIS GOVERNOR IS A BEAST. HE SHOULD BE SUED FOR DAMAGES.
Smart
October 25, 2012 at 7:39 AM
Ie what is gud for the PHCN Of Nigeria. If other Governor do like dis there wil be a constant power supply. No light while u pay.
Kalingo A Aliyu
October 25, 2012 at 8:50 AM
good!
nonso
October 25, 2012 at 9:20 AM
Very rudee indeed…he finks he can acquire power forever,,,a very stupid act by d governor…n stupid man indeed..
JUSTICE FORALL
October 25, 2012 at 9:25 AM
Governor Aliyu is a retired garage Tug otherwise known as ”Agberu” his type does not belong to modern days civilization. he was raised knowing only how to feed & breastmilk the animals; but nigeria currupt political system in their usual messy nature also handpicked Aliyu as a tug with no background & today he is a governor so what do you expect fr a lunatic of such a tug i’m not surprised.
Balogun Oluwagbenga Luqman
October 25, 2012 at 3:19 PM
Yes ℓ̊ sopport you for that……….why do they always switch off the light? Sheybi nah we get the light. Mr. Governor very good of U̶̲̥̅̊.
Atem John
October 25, 2012 at 7:07 PM
I pray dat such a Governor b transfered to Benue state in either to bulala some of dis yeye PHCN staff who only collect money with out supply of electricity.
Equity
October 25, 2012 at 9:05 PM
D gov is right. They only knows how to collect electricity bills without giving d light unpatriotic people.
young peres
October 26, 2012 at 7:58 AM
D govt na uncle 4 skul
lucky
July 30, 2013 at 6:03 AM
If actually he made d necessary provissions, to enable a stable power supply; in d said cmunity. D governor is 100 percet right in his actions.