The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has advised outgoing
governors on how to go about their lives after they relinquish power in a few
days time.
Osinbajo advised that outgoing governors should not sleep
for long hours but use the experience and opportunity they garnered while in
office for the good of the common man.
He stated this yesterday during the valedictory session of
the National Economic Council, NEC, at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa,
Abuja.
The Vice President told the governors to use the opportunity
to further serve the country in various capacities, leveraging on their
influence in the areas of healthcare and education.
He stressed that donor agencies will be glad to work with
the ex-governors, especially those with track records of healthcare provision
and other humanitarian needs.
According to Osinbajo: “I advise that you should use your
influence and reach to the advantage of Nigerian people. You have seen and
heard for yourselves the enormity of our national problems.
“Very few people have the advantage to see closely as we do
on the issues that concern our country, the issues that even concern our
different states.
“We, here, have that unique advantage. So I think that we
can help in one way or the other; we can do something in our states and other
states in a way of advocacy or action on education and healthcare in particular
and jobs.
“I think it is important for those of us who have had the
benefit of all of these experience and leadership not to now settle down to a
life of business or perhaps of enjoyment or sleeping for eight hours. I need
this time for action.”
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