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The Digest:

The Adamawa State local government chairmen are facing intense criticism for sponsoring their 21 wives on a leadership training trip to Istanbul, Turkey, while pensioners and workers in the state remain unpaid. The move has been condemned as wasteful and insensitive by retirees, who are calling for an EFCC investigation into the use of public funds.

Key Points:
  • 21 wives of local government chairmen traveled to Turkey for training.
  • The trip was defended by ALGON Chairman Suleiman Toungo as beneficial.
  • Retirees and workers described it as a misuse of public resources.
  • A 75-year-old pensioner called the trip a “financial scandal.”
  • One council chairman claimed he was not consulted about his wife’s inclusion.
  • The training comes two months after the chairmen themselves underwent overseas training.
  • Unions are urging anti-graft agencies to probe the expenditure.
  • Critics question the official roles of the chairmen’s wives in governance.
When public trust is spent on privileges rather than pensions, it reveals a governance gap wider than any overseas trip—a disconnect that deepens the storm for those left behind.

Sources: Punch Nigeria