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The Nigerian government has refused to comply with a ruling which stopped former governors who are eventually Senators and Ministers to enjoy retirement emoluments while drawing normal salaries and allowances in their new political offices. Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo, a Federal High Court judge who is retiring from office, confirmed this on Thursday, adding that her greatest challenge in service was how the Nigerian government and its agencies disregard court orders with impunity.
OgbamosaThe crises arising from the recent EndSARS protests have again brought to the fore the need to have a government that will address socio-economic inequalities in the society and be accountable to the people.
This has not been the case. Most of our governments since political independence in 1960 have neither addressed socio-economic inequalities nor shown any reasonable level of accountability to the people. This has resulted in a society where the governed feel alienated from the government; where patriotism is lacking; where material deprivation is to the extreme; where there is a high level of unemployment; where education is not considered a priority; where there is profligacy in government and where there is an increasing level of crime and criminality.