Nigerians: This Is Time To Open Your Eyes

A House of Assembly Member in his first year receives N100Million for constituency project. In the second year, he receives another N100Million. In his third year,he receives another N100Million. In the fourth year, another N100Million.

He has officially received N400Million on your behalf!This is outside the numerous kickbacks and loots he has received from projects he had influenced into the state budget for this period. Five months to the end of his tenure, he calls for an 'empowerment' programme. He buys 50 okadas, 20 keke Napeps, 5 Sienna cars, 30 sewing machines, 30 I-pass-my-neighbour generators, and gives 10k to over 20 persons.

All these things are shared to only his party faithfuls despite the fact that the money belongs to all irrespective of party affiliation. Also, he mentions a number of schools he has renovated, a number of desk he has donated to numerous primary schools and other 'petty' constructions which is not more than N20Million. All these he has done within his
four year tenure.

Also, he distributes half a million Naira to party excos who automatically endorse him for a second term! The following week, the jobless youths and miserable village women who have benefited from the empowerment are sponsored to come out with placards to beg the legislator to run for a second term.

He considers their demand, and accepts it as a sign of his excellent previous performance. He gives them money for transportation through a proxy and the next week he declares for his second term ambition. Now if you calculate all that he has done, you will see
that out of the N400Million he has collected on your behalf for four years, he has barely spent 15% of it on you. You should even be thankful that he has intention of running for a second term, or else, you wouldn’t even have seen a bicycle.

Why should he empower you when he does not need you again. Whatever happens to the rest 85% or even more of the money this legislator has received on your behalf is not your business. After all, you did not buy his party nomination form for him while he was
contesting, neither did you contribute to his campaign in anyway. So why do you think you
can reap from where you did not sow?

Many Nigerian electorates need to examine their brain.How can a lawmaker or Governor buy an okada for you and you accept it as empowerment in this modern age.

Can’t you see he is giving you death?
Funny enough, this practice is going on in the 774 Local Government Areas in Nigeria.