One of the factors dragging this country back is the domination of governments at all levels by fraudsters. Some of them are even governors and ministers. The case of a Senior Special Assistant to the Ogun State Governor, Abidemi Rufai, who was recently arrested for wire fraud in the United States, is just one of the large numbers of Yahoo boys at the corridors of power in beloved Nigeria.
Everybody, except Governor Dapo Abiodun, knew that Rufai, well known as Sandy Tang, was a fraudster. You need to watch his video spraying wads of Naira and Dollars at parties to understand what I am saying. Rufai dominates social events, spraying wads of cash. If you see anybody acting like this, you should know that the person has not worked for the money. Rufai is an expert in using stolen identities for fraudulent claims, including pandemic-related unemployment benefits in the United States.
I just laughed when Governor Abiodun said he was unaware of Rufai’s “profession.” This fraudster served as the Deputy Director-General of his Campaign Organisation in the last election. He is evidently Dapo Abiodun’s ally, who had no business being appointed as a senior aide, because of his obvious sham “profession.” This governor’s choice of Rufai is an embarrassment to the entire state. Abiodun should be apologising, not issuing duplicitous press statements. This talk of suspending Rufai is balderdash. If we don’t keep people of questionable character away from our system, this country will continue to lag behind. But how can this be attained when Yahoo boys largely call the shots in governments at almost all levels? Only a miracle can save Nigeria.
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