Did you know that the USA House Speaker, Paul Ryan, second in line to the presidency of the United States, sleeps in his office? Before he was elected speaker, Paul was a Congressman (Parliamentarian) representing a congressional District in Wisconsin. In all those years that he served in Washington, he has been sleeping on an an Air Mattress in his office floor since his wife and kids are back in Wisconsin. Paul says that he can only sleep on a bed if his wife is sleeping on it or rent an apartment if his wife and kids are living in it. When he was elected House Speaker (Speaker of Parliament), a position that comes with a Mansion, he chose not to live in it since his wife and kids did not want to move to the Capital D.C. But it is not just Paul Ryan who sleeps in his office in D.C. Out of the 435 American legislators (Congressmen and Senators) serving their constituents in Washington, 50 of them shower, eat, and sleep in their offices. In an Interview with the AFP News Agency, Congressman Tim Walberg from Michigan said that he has been sleeping on his office floor since he was elected in 2007. Why? He says it is a good way to save money since house rents in Washington D. C. are ridiculously high. He also had this to say: "I am not a king, a prince, or a Lord. The people who sent me here (Congress) are the people I serve. And I don't ever want to get to a point where I believe that because I'm here, I'm better than them." Now, 200 legislators also share apartments. You got it right. Three to Five Senators comes together, rent one apartment, share the costs, and live together. They can also buy one car and use it to drive together to work. Yes, these are Senators and Congressmen from the largest economy in the world sleeping in their offices, sharing apartments, and cars. In America, only the Speakers of both Houses and Senior Congressional Leadership have personal security. In Nigeria, every lawmakers' first priority is a big car, a house, a personal bodyguard. Even local assembly men/women are referred to as Honourable. Refuse to address him/her as such and hell will break lose. They live in mansions and own not less than 2 cars. And you wonder why someone referred to us as a "shit hole"?

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Hello Nigerians.. We have had enough of all these politicians recycling themselves in our political system.. The same set of people that ruled decades ago are still the ones ruling us now.. Enough is enough.. We cannot survive and suceed under Analog leaders in a Digital age.. That is why I STAND WITH FELA DUROTOYE... He is a fresh blood and he is not too young to run.. #istandwithfeladurotoye.. #istandwithalliancefornewnigeria