{"id":52821,"date":"2016-09-04T05:22:47","date_gmt":"2016-09-04T04:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=52821"},"modified":"2016-09-04T05:22:47","modified_gmt":"2016-09-04T04:22:47","slug":"governor-bindow-roads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/articles-opinions\/governor-bindow-roads\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor Bindow and his Roads"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both supporters and antagonists of\u00a0Adamawa state governor, Muhammadu Umaru Jibrilla Bindow\u00a0share a common view-\u00a0\u00a0that the Governor has performed well so far, and is doing excellently well especially, in terms of infrastructure development. However, he has also failed woefully in certain strategic areas. With regards to infrastructural development, his critics have been able to pick holes in his work. For instance, the appearance of potholes in some areas of newly constructed roads has brought up questions about the quality of the roads and whether they are built to lasting quality. Some civil engineering experts opine that the quality of the roads ought to be at least 6 to 8 inches compacted aggregate of laterite, stone dust and gravel\u00a0as a base for at least 8 inches asphalt pavement.\u00a0\u00a0On the contrary, Governor\u00a0Bindow\u2019s roads are made of just laterite\u00a0as a base for few inches of asphalt\u00a0pavement. This is one of many discrediting analysis of Governor Bindow\u2019s new constructions.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0The development drive has also been concentrated within the state capital and a few towns, which has earned the governor the sobriquet \u2018state capital governor\u2019 among his critics.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Governor Bindow has also failed in the aspect of workers\u2019 salaries. Teachers, healthcare and local council workers are being owed salaries of several months. The workers\u2019 screening exercise embarked on, was also handled shoddily; some workers who have served the state for many years were alleged to have been screened as ghost workers. Though, Adamawa state has a\u00a0bloated workforce and fraud-riddled workers&#8217; payroll.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Governor made a political blunder in his failure to manage the widening division within his own party and the growing disconnect between him and some political bigwigs in the state.\u00a0Governor Bindow erred by sidelining many members of the legacy parties- ACN, CPC and the ANPP. The only political bigwig that is with the governor is former vice president Atiku Abubakar. And\u00a0Atiku\u2019s well-established vast political structure, immense war chest and history of successes in political battles has emboldened Bindow so much that some political observers believe the governor often appears \u2018self-assured\u2019 in the murky waters of Adamawa politics. There are even insinuations that Bindow has started reaching out to some of his governor-colleagues to support Atiku\u2019s quest for presidency come 2019. Well, it is politics.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nonetheless, while Bindow feels safe in Atiku\u2019s arms,\u00a0he faces a formidable opposition, or better said, a \u2018threat\u2019 within his political party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), that may easily consume him. And his opponents\u00a0may have an edge over him if they play their cards together and smartly- they will sway aggrieved members of the APC and they may also have \u2018Abuja\u2019 on their side.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is need for Bindow to look inwards and start re-engaging all APC stakeholders, instead of just local government party chairmen. Politics is all about state-wide development, party politics, patronage and representative engagement. Bindow has scored low in all.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Looking at the current atmosphere of Adamawa politics, the masses\u2019 view of governance is that the governor and his few lieutenants have cornered everything. Other important stakeholders are just doing \u2018siddon look\u2019.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The fear for the governor is, when the chips are down, most of his right men today will not swim and drown with him. And, equally important, despite Atiku\u2019s\u00a0immense war chest, of recent, winning elections in Adamawa is becoming very difficult for Turaki &#8211;\u00a0his preferred candidate, Yayaji Ibrahim Mijinyawa, lost twice, the Adamawa APC governorship primaries.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">If he must succeed, Governor Bindow needs to redress his style of politics. There is still ample time for reconciliation, realignment and the spirit of give and take, because most the \u2018arms\u2019 around him might not be able to hold him when the storm comes.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Zayyad I. Muhammad Jimeta, Adamawa State, <a href=\"mailto:zaymohd@yahoo.com\" target=\"_blank\">zaymohd@yahoo.com<\/a> 08036070980. 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