I have been wondering why our lawmakers rather than being very productive, spend so much energy criticizing the executive in almost everything.
I have also wondered whether there are truly selfless politicians anywhere in the World until I came across this piece:

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 come 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 long convoy of big cars, a house and personal bodyguards. 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!
It's worrisome that 80% of the Nigerian Police force secures the political class and 20% only, the majority of Nigerians. No wonder, crime and criminality in Nigeria has been overwhelming!
Would you rather be an American lawmaker or a Nigerian lawmaker?

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