Nigerians have taken to social media to knock the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio after he revealed that senators have been sent money to enable them to enjoy their holiday.
In the viral video posted on Wednesday morning, Akpabio was heard saying the National Assembly Clerk has disbursed funds to all senators to enjoy to enable them to enjoy their holiday.
“In order to enable all of us to enjoy our holidays, a token has been sent to our various accounts by the clerk of the national assembly.”
Not long after Akpabio made this statement and after deliberating with some of his colleagues, Akpabio withdrew his statement, saying instead ‘prayers have been sent to mailboxes of respective senators.
“I withdraw that statement. To allow you to enjoy your
holiday, the Senate President has sent prayers to your mailboxes to assist you
to go on a safe journey and return.”
Nigerians on social media have since begun to knock Senator
Akpabio and the leadership of the country.
Reacting, a Netizen, Uyi Samuel tweeted: They keep sharing
money meanwhile Nigerians are suffering this is an Act of wickedness.”
Bashiru Akanbi: “We don’t have leaders, but politicians. The
earliest we recognise these men are leaches and parasites to this blessed
nation the better we have a chance in moving ahead.”
Ernest Rutherford also tweeted: “The annoying part is that
these bunch of thieves just sit down in the hall doing nothing, year in and
year out, and still share tax payer’s money at every given opportunity.”
Kassandra Ugochukwu tweeted: “The era of ‘Ghana Must Go
bags’ are over, the APC era is for tokens in their bank accounts or emails…
It’s no wonder they no longer fight on the floor of the house and none of them
brings in thugs or hijacks the mace to his village…It all Rubber Stamps or
Paper marks.”
Rotimi Ebenezer wrote: “Nigerian politicians and corruption
were just 5&6. He change it when he realise he was still on national tv!
God bless Nigeria.”
Also reacting, IAmGtreal tweeted: “Disgraceful conduct in
the Senate house, rowdy and unorganised.”
Taymee also tweeted: “No worries, we deserve all the despair
and suffering until we get sense by force ..the electorate is more than the
elected yet the elected eat better than the electorate… Nigeria is unreal!.”
Another Twitter user who simply goes by the name Peace on
the social networking app tweeted: “Just look at this shameless Nig senators.
Meanwhile, people can’t even afford to put on a generator from 7-10 pm again. A
shame.”
Smiling Judge also tweeted: “Absurd, it’s a pity we’re in
such a dilemma.”
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