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Some Nigerians have verbally attacked a senator, Ben Murray-Bruce (PDP, Bayelsa), who appeared so impressed by Canadian doctors rejecting a pay raise, that he compared them to their Nigerian counterparts.

Mr. Murray-Bruce had taken to his official Twitter page to call on the Nigerian government to pay attention to Nigerian doctors who protest for not being paid enough.

A few days ago, more than 500 doctors and residents in Canada, as well as over 150 medical students, signed a public letter protesting their own pay raises, CNBC reported.

“We, Quebec doctors who believe in a strong public system, oppose the recent salary increases negotiated by our medical federations,” the letter said.

The group also said they are offended that they would receive raises when nurses and patients ”are struggling”.

In his tweet, Mr. Murray-Bruce said, “At a time Canadian doctors are protesting that they are being paid too much (your eyes don’t deceive you), doctors in Nigeria are on strike for not being paid enough.

“We can’t pay our doctors well, but we can budget ₦1.1 billion to clean a government office. Which way Nigeria?”

Nigerians, obviously still upset after the recent revelation that senators are receiving N13.5 million monthly as “running cost”, urged Mr. Murray-Bruce to emulate the Canadian doctors.

The revelation of the pay package, which was made by Shehu Sani (APC, Kaduna Central), has stirred up mixed reaction among the Nigerians in the country.

In an interview with TheNews, Mr. Sani said that the ”running cost does not include a N700,000 monthly consolidated salary and allowances which they also receive”.

He explained that though there is no specification on what the funds was meant for, each lawmaker is mandated to provide receipts to back up their expenses.

Below are the reactions of some Nigerians to Mr. Murray-Bruce’s tweet:

8 Mar

Ben Murray-Bruce
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@benmurraybruce
At a time Canadian doctors are protesting that they are being paid too much (your eyes don't deceive you), doctors in Nigeria are on strike for not being paid enough. We can't pay our doctors well, but we can budget ₦1.1 billion to clean a government office. Which way Nigeria?


Izuchukwu
@Izzo_Hova
Sir,you and your colleagues in the senate and House of assembly can also protest that your allowances are too much...what do you think?


Dantsoho ®♡
@Dants_xie
The only common sense i will oblige to is when you protest in support of reduction of N13million per month running cost for each senator in NA.


adeniye ayokunle
@ayoadeniye
Why can't Nigerian senators emulate the Canadian Doctors?.... then we will know you are fighting people's cause... You can lead by example too..not just to attack presidency all the time ... National Assembly is part of the system and problem sir.


Olubiyi Bibi Falemara-Williams
@bibi2williams
You seem to be oblivious of the fact that you're a part of the all these inefficiencies & insensitivities! Why have you not refused & stopped your colleagues from amassing N13.5million as extra running cost as revealed recently by Senator Shehu Sani? Tell us your part in it.


Sekere
@sekere_111
Sounds nice, let it start from the Senate. You people should cut down your Maxi bumper wages. Charity begins at home, don’t throw stone when you live in glass house. 13.5m monthly and 220million constituency allowance. Ole ni yin


Sultan Abdulazeez
@sultanabdumalik
Let's stop your running cost of 13 million to help the doctors


Quiet Spirit
@Jubalkayne
The self-righteousness of a politician never ceases.He has jumped on the doctors...and left the ones who have pegged back everyone's salaries, except http://theirs.You can't keep tweeting about govt's shortcomings when you're part of it.#ComeOutFromAmongThem


sunday gabriel
@koko_bellow
Tell your fellow thieves in the parliament that you are the reason for the poverty in the land. How much is your take home monthly for doing nothing other than tweeting


Adekunle Samuel Akorede
@Hardeks001
....and you receive #13.5million every month aside salary.... Who is deceiving who? Which way, Nigeria?�


Mr Ayenigba
@ibroayo
Only if you had paid your N11Bn debt. Only if you changed the story when you had the opportunity to lead NTA. And only if you are not collecting undisclosed salaries and allowances as a Senator. Ride on for RTs. I know your target audience


Omo Ure ��
@Iam__temmy
I love reading your post sir because of your structural and tactical approach but your hypocrisy glows brighter than the Sun in the day and the moon at night!


Ololade S
@ojogiwaso
Sir, No one has never protest when you collecting N13m monthly as running cost and N200m annually for constituency allowance.
This is indeed common sense..


Sam O'Dare Asolo
@AsoloSam
Nigerians, Shey unah see hypocrisy from Sen Bruce? Can you see what Canadian doctors did honourably without tweeting, but our own "common sense" senator is looking the other way because he is benefitting. He won't protest his pay. THE PROGRESS OF NIGERIA IS HIS LEAST CONCERN.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/261258-nigerians-attack-senator-canadian-doctors-salary-tweet.html

common sense senator Lala oya take it to d promise land mention me when it get there

don't you know largely daft IPoB Cownu zombies follow Ben Bruce unintelligently like the moronnss that they are? The lesson he got from Canada wasn't to reduced his salary but to blame government as usual.

In saner climes this man shud be in jail. Go and pay amcon the 11b loan u took from amcon. Ndi ara

That man cant think well from both side before spewing trash on twitter he was trying to bring out a good criticism from one side of the government, but he forget that he is also part of the government that should be criticized.

That man cant think well from both side before spewing trash on twitter he was trying to bring out a good point by criticizing one side of the government, but he forget that he is also part of the other side government that should be criticized.

Common sense is very uncommon

Thank God the people are waking up to realize that the NA is a major part of the problem of this country.

You see them keep attacking the presidency to distract people attention from them because they know that some e-warriors are disgruntled with certain personality at the presidency.

How will the executive be able to give good road when the NA insist the project cannot be executed except their interest is attached? Lagos Ibadan express way is put on hold because the senate members are not getting a cut from it.

How can the executive be able to pay workers salary or raise their pay when the NA members are collecting N13m monthly as running cost and N200m annually for constituency allowance?

And to add salt to the injury the like of Dino Melaye will come online to be flaunting his affluence on the social media yet the youth will be hailing him as their hero.

If a revolution is to take place it should start from the NA, the bunch in the NA assembly are the most corrupt people.

Commonsense is not really common, people are now waking up to know that the national assembly is one of the major problems plaguing this country.
Ben Bruce is just a hypocrite.

Common sense is not common

In Tubaba's voice

does this man have his eyes on the presidency or what? God forbid.

Common sense is not common

we are talking of unemployment while these thieves goes home with 13.5mill.for doing nothing.can u imagin how many graduates could be employ with 13.5mill. GOD help us