why are our succesors always worse than their predessesor?

http://www.tribune.com.ng/27042008/around_and_about%20.html



" They didn’t know that their rump would be exposed by a mere breath of air. I wasn’t surprised, therefore, that members of that House were reported to have allocated to themselves a whopping N114, 054 for their daily bread. N114, 000 for the man who you say you voted for to eat per day, when you are finding it hard to buy a kongo of rice which costs N400!

It is much more mind-boggling because there are many out there who have not spent as much on their food in their entire life but, then that is not of concern to the Dimeji Bankole-led House. After reading this from a national daily on Sunday, a friend said in consternation that, even if one was to eat a whole elephant, it could not have cost up to that. I think so too.

Pray, what in God’s name would make the Bankole-led House appropriate for each member this ridiculous, insensitive and outrageous amount for food in one day? What were they thinking? I have not found a worse form of gluttony and corruption than this especially from the same people who are fond of pontificating and probing this and that. Another friend has just joked that I should worry less because the Reps allocated so much because they were forward-looking, that soon world prices of food will escalate to the extent that their N114, 000 will be just right. That is simply stealing and it becomes worse that President Yar’Adua had to succumb to the threat from this same House over the budget which the president didn’t want to sign because he said it was skewed in favour of the lawmakers.

The Reps, according to the newspaper report, did not stop there. They are planning to spend N1, 720, 000, 000 on purchase of office equipment while it would also spend another N600 million on computers and Integrated Information Technology Project and Infrastructure. It will spend another N250million on intercom connectivity. Curious spending? Any difference?

The Reps also made provision for N600 million to purchase guest houses for the Speaker and his deputy in “the Lagos area” while about N500 million was allocated for the Speaker’s residence, the same offence over which Olubunmi Etteh was, well, unnecessarily, vilified. Our Reps did not stop at this insensate profligacy. According to this same report, the lawmakers in their 2008 budget earmarked approximately N2.8billion to purchase new vehicles for themselves, notwithstanding that the same amount was earmarked for the same items in last year’s budget!


It is only wonders that shall never end, not the charade by the House of Reps. All foolery must come to an end especially this one, because, as more people go hungry, every gluttonous Rep will vomit every silly morsel of N114, 000 food allowance they are swallowing. They will also go hungry unless they are purged."

Hugger:

Put another person there and he'll probably do the same. Let's examine ourselves. We have serious problems with our orientations. Almost every Nigerian is awaiting his chance to steal money.

Yet we will use the name of God incessantly!

Never going to make any progress as long as this continues.

blacksta:

Satan has definately got a strong hold on Nigeria. I couldnot care less whether the story is true or not, the fact of the matter is that this so called educated abroad guy ( who i thought would bring change to Nigeria after watching him on bbc's Hard talk) has brought shame to his office. Nigeria is one of the few countries in this world where government sees (physical cash) to much on a daily basis. One would ask what are purpose of ministries.

inquisitiv:

I have lost hope, I ask God why I was born a nigerian, why was i born to endure this mental torture, is the black race cursed, my answer is YES. it is a painful truth but as race we deserve to be slaves nothing more, as individuals we may be different but as RACE we are cursed. We are well designed to be the slaves of the white and i have no apologies for this comment. Look at Bankole, just imagine this guy all my mind was on as a breath of fresh air in our system, imagine how he has disappointed me, who will I trust again? There is a fundamental problem with our fabric. it is not the government, it is our heritage, we are a cursed race, a cursed nation. we would have been better under colonialism. OH GOD, why did you make me a blackman, why was I born a Nigeria, i leave this thread crying my heart out

Hugger:

Put another person there and he'll probably do the same. Let's examine ourselves. We have serious problems with our orientations. Almost every Nigerian is awaiting his chance to steal money.

Yet we will use the name of God incessantly!

Never going to make any progress as long as this continues.

landis:

not really new, if Nigerian expect such. They are deceiving themselves.

Bankole Boy wants to be Governor of Ogun State in 2011

He needs to amaze war-chest as its called in Nigeria

[size=16pt]Sadly but factual 'Etteh' was removed because she was a woman 'eating food' in men's world.[/size]

welcome to Nigeria

I didn't see all Yorubas coming into this thread to start BELIEVING and condemning bankole as they rushed and started BELIEVING and comdemning the freedom fighters of the niger delta on the raping of the youth corpers in the niger delta without waiting for investigation to be done first.

Do you see why i call all you people hypocrites? Why didn't you wait for investigation on what happened to the corpers in niger delta before BELIEVING it was perpetrated by the freedom fighters? But you are full of your self now to wait for investigation before BELIEVING that your bankole have chopped money?

dayokanu:

Are you trying to equate the brutal rape of Youth corpers to what some corrupt lawmakers did?

Are you normal? Your freedom fighters have devised a way of struggling and pressing for their demands which includes rape

Do you have a wife, Girlfriends, Sister or daughter that is in University and would go for NYSC soon? Just pray they send her to the Niger-Delta

and you would come here and compare it to some corrupt lawmakers

QuotaSyste:

Ewu awusa, why shouldn't i? Since you are quick to jump into conclusion that the rape was perpetrated by the freedom fighters, and at the same time was asking for your bankole's case to be investigated beofre your conclusion on his evil act which is rape against all nigerians.
Ewu, i have not seen where it was said that the rape in the creek was carried out by the freedom fighters, rather you came to this forum to start your masturbation that it was carried out by the freedom fighters without any atom of evidence. Until the it's proven that the rape was carried out by the freedom fighters, you should first shuut up your dirty stinking amala mouth make we hear word.

Bankole is a guy who was educated in UK univerisities - Reading and oxford, went for a certificate course at havard in Public finance 3 years ago and now allegedly looting public finance

subice:

I have very little confidence in the current House. Bankole is just trying to position himself for bigger things. On the car issue, I've read PAN's statement and it's not convincing. Thank God for people like Keyamo who continue to enlighten the people on these things. No wonder the Reps haven't passed the FOI bill. With the FOI, stuff like this would so easily be exposed.

I have lost hope, I ask God why I was born a nigerian, why was i born to endure this mental torture, is the black race cursed, my answer is YES. it is a painful truth but as race we deserve to be slaves nothing more, as individuals we may be different but as RACE we are cursed. We are well designed to be the slaves of the white and i have no apologies for this comment. Look at Bankole, just imagine this guy all my mind was on as a breath of fresh air in our system, imagine how he has disappointed me, who will I trust again? There is a fundamental problem with our fabric. it is not the government, it is our heritage, we are a cursed race, a cursed nation. we would have been better under colonialism. OH GOD, why did you make me a blackman, why was I born a Nigeria, i leave this thread crying my heart out

Kobojunkie:

I am so lookng for the thread on this same man a year ago. I remember some of those on here who now say he is cut from the same cloth as the old goons said he was the best choice for the office last year when he was selected. Where are his worshippers