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The crimes of John Mayaki and the wailing of a failed government
by John Mayaki
Edo
For those paying attention to happenings in the Edo political
and media space, the state government, and all its apparatus, are
waging a war against one man. His name is John Mayaki, and he once
served as the Press Secretary to Godwin Obaseki who, according to
some political analysts, is at the end of his wits.
After several years of leaving Obaseki’s administration to
glowing praise and recommendation, especially by senior government
officials who, until this day, proclaim his name and declare their
longing for his media acumen, the state government is embarking on
a revision, and it is now reversing itself.
Through proxies, and using faceless persons, they have called
Mayaki all kinds of things. They said he is a thief who carted away
millions, never mind the fact that months after his disengagement,
he was in Benin, frequently seen with the governor at events, and
not a single allegation of corruption was laid or filed. They also
said he is incompetent, despite the governor’s attempt to swap his
role as CPS with the utmost position at the Nigerian Observer, an
important media outfit, given its history and legacy, which the
governor, who talks more than he does, has promised to
reinvigorate.
Evidently, these claims by the government against this man do
not hold to scrutiny as, like all blackmail, they are mere
conjectures with no relationship, however distant, with obtainable
facts.
So why is a state government, spearheaded by the governor,
desperate to impugn the character of a man? The answer is simple
and the crime of John Mayaki is not farfetched: he dared to
disagree with a tyrant, and asked questions of a government given
to corruption and secrecy.
It is a predictable tactic and its repeated usage, again,
exemplifies the lack of creativity and innovation with which
Obaseki governs. Like a typical con man, he is terrible at the
profession he moonlights in, and his cover ups are only as complex
as the sophistication of an infant.
John Mayaki demanded, as a stakeholder and a private citizen
empowered by law, for the government to shed its opacity and list,
with detailed facts, the contractors it has awarded projects and
monies involved. In saner climes, where government places a premium
on transparency and public accountability, this is hardly an
outlier, neither does it generate any controversy. In actual fact,
for the singular purpose that a citizen has to ask for details on
contracts involving public resources amounting to billions, is
considered a failure on the part of the government. Awarding
processes including public bidding and tender were created, and
made constitutional, to guarantee transparency and ensure that in
the spending of public resources, the best value for money is
derived. But this is Edo state, and since the emergence of Godwin
Obaseki, sanity has vacated and insanity, a complete deviation from
the norm, is the order of the day.
John Mayaki also offended those whose soul has been bought for a
pittance, therefore, every challenge to the government is
considered by these lots as a personal slight. Their small, warped
minds cannot comprehend why a man can disagree with those he used
to agree with; and why allegiance can be withdrawn upon the
discovery of incompetence and lack of will to fulfill promises.
These are the crimes of John Mayaki and the governor, propped up
by mindless sycophants, has decided to go to any length to bring
him down, lest he hastens his journey into political oblivion
through hard facts which vividly demonstrate his utter failure. But
Obaseki forgets the wise old saying that a man who makes trouble
for others, makes trouble for himself. For so long, he has cheated
the Edo people, jilted contractors and governed the state as a
personal fiefdom. The time to give account is finally here and
instead of presenting his records, he is embarking on a politics of
vendetta, violence and threats.
Godwin Obaseki, and his acolytes, are like the biblical rich man
who reigned in terror and oppressed the poor, forgetting that there
is a God, and in the aftermath, a reward beckons. The reward is
here for them and no matter how much blackmail their feeble brains
conceive, it will not save them from the fury of the people they
have decieved for so long.
John Mayaki is not Godwin Obaseki’s problem. The problem of
Godwin Obaseki, is Godwin Obaseki.
Kola Edokpayi Governor Godwin Obaseki should respond to the
allegation leveled against him.
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Semi Eriyo Sr.
Semi Eriyo Sr. This is no breaking news. $225m of debt was the
world bank loan taken under the administration of Oshiomole.
In two weeks, this man and his stories will be forgotten.
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Efe Iredia
Efe Iredia Semi Eriyo Sr. Yes because majority of the edo People
are illitrates or educated illitrates and doesn’t no how to fight
for their right
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Samuel Ọ. Ẹrhinmwinọrosẹ
Samuel Ọ. Ẹrhinmwinọrosẹ Efe Iredia and you are part of the
illiterates
Elder Omon Enojie
Elder Omon Enojie John Mayaki is an asset. Although it’s no news
that politicians will not patronize competence
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Elder Omon Enojie
Elder Omon Enojie Igunbor Sarah come and learn ma
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Osayi Omoruyi
Osayi Omoruyi IF OBASEKI SHOULD CALL YOU TODAY TO BE A COMMISSIONER
UNDER HIS ADMINISTRATION YOU WILL COME OUT TO SAY YOU NEVER WROTE
ALL THESE THINGS.
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Foreign Hamza
Foreign Hamza you cant tell me a story about Obaseki i will listen
to because when you were in the position of CPS you did not help
any body for work, in life you reap what you sow on earth, the
entire igarra people are hangry with you for not securing job for
there people been the CPS then
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Aguda Oluwafemi
Aguda Oluwafemi All this write ups are stories… You fucked up and u
were thrown out.
This is called Desperado tactics. WE CAN SEE WHAT THE LOANS ARE
USED FOR.
Go and sleep well.
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Douglas Ojie
Douglas Ojie @john mayaki, who incurred that debt, be sincere to
yourself though I know you are no longer in Obaseki Administration,
with what am sure of, that debt profile didn’t start from Obaseki
Govt but Oshiomole Govt started it. So stop all this your false
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Emmanuel S Agbogun
Emmanuel S Agbogun I said IT. they where insulting me calling me
NAME’S. THIS OBASEKI IS VERY FRAUDULENT AND DECIETIFUL
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Enofe D. Nosayaba
Enofe D. Nosayaba Wailing of an angry political jobber who lost his
job and start to blackmail his former boss. These would have been
relevant if you hadn’t worked for him and defender him in the
past.
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Segun Balogun
Segun Balogun Sombori should please give Nosa Idele-Ogbeide a call
and let’s see if he’s bold enough to press the green button on his
phone. This is ‘wake and see trouble’.
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Standard Obo
Standard Obo You dey killi dem cha!!!
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Willie Jr Idoreyin
Willie Jr Idoreyin How much did Oshiomole procure before leaving as
a Governor? If u can be bolt enough to challenge Oshiomole on this,
I’ll start believing all ur points against Obaseki
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Gaius Okoiza
Gaius Okoiza U are always giving us d reasons to know dat we are
not on d right track.
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Uyi Marybrown Obaseki
Uyi Marybrown Obaseki Johnson Asushei Sanni Akhogba Era Armani
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Babatunde Adebua
Babatunde Adebua It is Oshio at work! He is no longer on good terms
with Obaseki and wants to get rid of him.
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Ekundayo Omoniyi Bright
Ekundayo Omoniyi Bright See person when sabi book dey write.
John Mayaki dey write abeg
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Abraham Oviawe
Abraham Oviawe Iike seriously????
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Keith Naye
Keith Naye Wow.
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Uyi Marybrown Obaseki
Uyi Marybrown Obaseki Mike Sule Murray
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Uyi Marybrown Obaseki
Uyi Marybrown Obaseki Lion Austin Ehanire Nosa Nosakhare
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Lion Austin Ehanire
Lion Austin Ehanire Uyi Marybrown Obaseki what a wonderful write up
very educating but please help me ask him when will him do a write
up of the abandoned five star central hospital the Benin water
storm projects the abandoned ogiso street community that has been
awarded during oshiomole era and abandoned?
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Uyi Marybrown Obaseki
Uyi Marybrown Obaseki Lion Austin Ehanire see him now drop ur
question directly to him on dx space.
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Lion Austin Ehanire
Lion Austin Ehanire Uyi Marybrown Obaseki he just read it
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