By Onyekachi Eze
All is not well between the State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma and the members of the Imo State House of Assembly as signs of a clash are imminent.
The rosy relationship that had existed among the two arms of Government in the State appears to have turned sour.
Reasons, Trumpeta Newspaper gathered may not be unconnected with the Governor’s alleged fresh plans to cut down on the Lawmakers monthly allowances/entitlements.
This, it was further learnt dominated the discussion of an indoor meeting governor Uzodinma held with the members two days ago.
It was disclosed that the governor may have finalized arrangements to start cutting down on the allowances of the members, possibly starting from the month of October, 2020.
The arrangement we obtained didn’t go down well with the Legislators who left the meeting with long faces.
However, few of the Lawmakers who couldn’t hide their feelings blamed themselves for allegedly being used by the Governor.
A Lawmaker from Orlu zone who wouldn’t want the name in print opined that they felt cheated by the governor who should know the rudiments of lawmaking, having served as a two time Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The Lawmaker said that they regret approving recent appointments and funds for the State at will.
In a similar fashion, they frowned that as the month of October is almost coming to an end, they are yet to received their September salaries.
“This is so unfortunate. In the history of State Legislatures, it is in Imo State that a Lawmaker begs for their salaries and entitlements. This is becoming unbearable. We are elected, not appointees, so we deserve to be treated with much respect” he said.
Information scooped by our correspondent showed that there is fire on the mountain if their demands are not met, and they may resort to self help to avoid going beggarly.
