08/08/2025
When Insensitivity Becomes a Press Statement
So over 7,000 people are declared ghost workers some of them have worked for years, passed multiple screenings, have biometric records and instead of empathy or clarity, the Special Adviser to a sitting Governor is telling them to be “cast out in Jesus’ name”?
Na wah oo.
This isn’t just poor communication. It’s a complete detachment from the suffering of ordinary citizens. People are crying over months of unpaid salaries, struggling to feed their families, and the response from the corridor of power is spiritual sarcasm?
Let’s be clear: these workers aren’t ghosts. They are fathers, mothers, graduates, and taxpayers who have earned their place in the system. If there’s a payroll issue, fix it. If there’s fraud, investigate it. But don’t mock the victims while the real saboteurs hide in high places.
This is not how a government that claims to be people-oriented responds to a crisis. Advisers are meant to shape public perception with maturity, not fan the flames of anger.
Taraba people deserve better. And media aides should know words are not mere jokes when thousands are hungry.
