My good people of Nigeria,we should use our votes to vote out current members of NASS(Senators and REPs) who have stayed at least one term(four years) in the house.

The reason is that they have each earned over N10m monthly for FOUR SOLID years and there is nothing in they have done in their various constituencies all this while.Imagine the road to Bankole's Abeokuta around the Sango Ota bridge is full of gorges(deeper than pot holes).

we should mark those that have won their primaries(especially PDP) and make sure they never return to Abuja via our votes.

Them crazy, them crazy -
We gonna chase those crazy
Baldheads out of town;
Chase those crazy baldheads
Out of our town.
I and I build a cabin;
I and I plant the corn;
Didn‘t my people before me
Slave for this country?
Now you look me with that scorn,
Then you eat up all my corn.
Here comes the con man
Coming with his con plan.
We won‘t take no bribe;
We‘ve got [to] stay alive.
We gonna chase those crazy -
Chase those crazy baldheads -
Chase those crazy baldheads out of the town.
The above is an excerpted lyric from the late Bob Marley‘s song, ”Crazy Baldheads.” And that‘s exactly what has come to my mind since the mess of the gluttony of our federal legislators hit the fan in the last week or so. We need to chase dem crazy baldheads out of Abuja.



In the last one or two weeks, Nigerians have risen up with one voice, more than we‘ve ever done, to declaim the National Assembly — Senate and House of Reps — over what transpires to be their excessive and inordinate self-aggrandisement. Each member of the House of Reps, we are told, carts home over N204m annually, aside some other perks and unimaginable creatively determined allowances; a senator (the senior member of NASS) manages about N240m. Multiply that by their number (some 460 federal legislators) and you get a figure that simply beggars belief — a staggering N136bn per annum.

It was a rightly miffed governor of the Central Bank, Sanusi Lamido, who characteristically blew the whistle on the legislators in a convocation lecture he delivered at the Igbinedion University, Edo State, wondering for how long more a country could carry the weight of such burden on her treasury — a burden Sanusi calculated to be 25 per cent of the country‘s overheads.

Nigerians rose in anger the following morning, wasn‘t this the same country pussyfooting over a minimum wage of N18,000 per month for her workers? Put plainly, the carry-home wage of each legislator would pay the salary of 25,000 workers at the N18,000-a-month they are begging to get. And that N18,000 is no more than the cost of a senator‘s meal in one go.

Our big-headed legislators felt Sanusi set out deliberately to ridicule them. So they called him to a session aimed at getting their own back by ‘setting the records straight.‘ Was Sanusi wrong? No, that‘s not the point. S‘s figure was right, but his percentage was wrong, they insist.
Nothing could be sillier. I don‘t care if the percentage came to 0.001 per cent, N136bn to 460 people in a country where citizens are dying everyday for lack of good roads, lack of good health, lack of electricity, lack of potable water, and unemployment is in the scary 25 per cent, is simply ridiculous.

But Sanusi wasn‘t saying anything new; he has only echoed more strongly the alarm that General Olusegun Obasanjo (yes, of all pots that could call the kettle black) and Prof. Itse Sagay before him had raised.
Our legislators pride themselves for their oversight functions. Who will ‘oversight‘ these oversighters? The impunity and recklessness with which our legislators have so far carried on allotting to themselves all sorts of allowances and funds for their so-called constituencies is a challenge to any of the other arm of government to cast the first stone. And, indeed, some of the legislators have so loudly wondered why we are picking on them when the Executive enjoys even far more perquisites. No wonder the Executive has acted particularly deaf and dumb to the raging outcry.
The truth need be told. And it is a truth some of us have harped on so often in the past, in different names, from ”true federalism” to ”restructuring”, etc. Only a country like Nigeria, only a place ruled by ‘black‘ minds, will not recognise that the system of government whereby over 25 per cent of her resources go on emoluments need immediate drastic reworking.

Importantly, the National Assembly membership doesn‘t have to be so large. Secondly, they do not have to be full-time on it; let each have other means of livelihood. Thirdly, it is a national service, not any greater than our NYSC. Their remuneration must not be any more than that of a Level 16 officer in the civil service. Fourthly, the “Community Project” rubbish must stop. Fifthly, the Federal Government should not continue to be responsible for local governments. At best, let there be an increase on what goes to each state from the Federation Account, and let each state take care of its own local government by whatever name or number it chooses to create such. Enough damage is done by the largely arbitrary creation of states done by the military. Sixthly, the Executive needs to be pruned down considerably.
Time to get serious as a nation. And if those we have there are not going to do it, then it‘s time the people took their own fate into their own hands and move to get rid of bad rubbish. The 2011 elections is an opportunity not to miss.

Let us chase dem crazy baldheads out of town!

We have to make sure that we elect a new set of senators and assembly men, can you imagine that the road to Abeokuta(before and after Sango Ota bridge) which is the town and constituency of bankole is full of potholes, and Bankole earns more money than Obama.

this is the same story with all the elected senators and congress men allover Nigeria,They just go there to fill their pockets and nrglect the masses that voted them in to power.

Stop decieving ur selves, u only av a say in ur senatorial district, what about the other 108, & 359 fed constituencies. Pls say something else

recoome:

Stop decieving your selves, u only av a say in your senatorial district, what about the other 108, & 359 fed constituencies. Pls say something else

Thank God other Nigerians in Other senatorial districts accross the 36 states have access to this nairaland and they can see the reasons why they ought to vote out the current senators and members of house of representathieves,so those Nigerians that come to forum will carry this campaign to their various senatorial districts.
Afterall the Egyptian riots were fuelled by facebook,twitter and google messages, ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!!

i support you, they did nothing throughout their tenure.

Bankole's Ota bridge has the bigesst potholes before and after the bridge with a big signboard asking Nigerians to bear with FGN that the road will soon be repaired, Rubbish

Poster, can we get a list of current candidates, their districts etc. So we can better go at this?

Kobojunkie:

Poster, can we get a list of current candidates, their districts etc. So we can better go at this?

AnyBody with the list of accredited candidates for the April Elections should post it here so that we can know the SENATORS and REPRESENTATIVES that want to return and vote the out immediately

Senate
Helen Esuene Eket Sen. District PDP
Aloysius Etok Ikot Ekpene Sen. District PDP
Ita Enang Uyo Sen. District PDP


House of Representatives
Prof. Ini Udoaka Ikono/Ini Fed. Const. PDP
Saviour Friday Udo Ikot Ekpene/Essien Udim
/Obot Akara PDP
Gabriel Okon Abak/Etim Ekpo/ Ika PDP
Archibong Kenneth Itu/Ibiono Ibom PDP
Bassey Dan Abia Eket/Esit Eket/Onna Ibeno PDP
Robison Edet Awak Urung Uko/Okobo/Oron
Mbo/Urue Offong Oruko PDP
Akpan Micah Umoh Ikot Abasi/Mkpat Enin
Eastern Obolo PDP
Dan Effiong Akpan Etinan/Nsit Ubium/
Nsit Ibom PDP
Emmanuel Ukoette Ukanafun/Oruk Anam PDP

House of Assembly
Udo Keirian Akpan Oruk Anam PDP
Nsikak Okon Ekong Ikot Ekpene/Obot Akara PDP
Ayang Akanimo Eket PDP
Gabriel Tobi Etim Ekpo/Ika PDP
Sarah Sunday Elijah Nsit Atai PDP
Okon Ime Bassey Ibiono Ibom PDP
Godwin Oton Charlie Onna PDP
Friday Etim Iwok Abak PDP
Eyakeno Etokudo Ibesikpo PDP
Samuel Okon Ikon Etinan PDP
Paul Akpan Owo Ini PDP
Aboh Johnson Uduyok Ikot Abasi/Eastern Obolo PDP
Etuk Kufre Bassey Uruan PDP
Efefiong Antigha Okobo PDP
Bassey Etienam Urue Offong/ Uruko PDP
Emmanuel Akpan Essien Udim PDP
Ekaette Ebong Okon Itu PDP
Aniekan Akpan Ukanafun PDP
Ekong Sampson Mkpat Enin PDP
Onofiok Luke Nsit Ubium PDP
Okpolupm Etteh Esit Eket/Ibeno PDP
Anietie Etuk Nsit Ibom PDP
Jerome Isangedighe Oron/Udung Uko PDP
Alice Ekpenyong Mbo PDP
Udofia Victor Ikono PDP
Enobong Uwah Uyo PDP
Governorship
John James Akpanudoedehe Governor ACN
Ime Sampson Umanah Dep. Governor ACN

Senate
Umoetok Akpassam Umoetok Akwa Ibom South ACN
Joseph Ukpong Akwa Ibom North West ACN
Nsima Umoh Akwa Ibom North East ACN


House of Representatives
Dr. Christopher Enoch Etinan/Nsit Ibom/Nsit Ubium ACN
Emmanuel Etim Ekpenyong Uyo/Uruan/Nsit Atai/Ibesikpo ACN
Luke Edet Eme Oron/Mbo/Udung Uko/Okobo
Urue Offong Uruko ACN
Edwin Akpan Daniel Eket/Esit Eket/Onna/Ibeno ACN
Udokpo Idongesit Akpan Itu/Ibiono Ibom ACN
Sylvanus Nyauko Ikono/Ini ACN
Mbeh Udien Okon Ukanafun/Oruk Anam ACN
UduakObong Okpo Abak/Etim Ekpo/Ika ACN
Ekpenyong Stephen Ikot Ekpene/Essien Udim/Obot Akara ACN
House of Assembly
Nsimbehe Mark Obot Akara/Ikot Ekpene/ ACN
Dickson Ifiok Inyang Nsit Ibom ACN
Etuk Friday Asukwo Etinan ACN
Afia Ekereobong Onna ACN
Okon Edet Bassey Urue Offong Uruko ACN
Lawrence Mbe Uruan ACN
Ita Edet Ante Mbo ACN
Okon Bassey Imerh Ibiono Ibom ACN
Udo Uwemedimo Etim Ekpo/Ika ACN
George Ubong Ikpe Mkpat Enin ACN
Erick Ekpenyong Edet Ndu Oron/Udung Uko ACN
Johnson Ini Akpan Ikot Abasi/Eastern Obolo ACN
Udeme Etim Udofia Abak ACN
Mfon Uso Etukudo Eket ACN
Paul Akpan Udoh Essien Udim ACN
Anso Bassey Okobo ACN
Smart Kufreobong Ini ACN
Emmanuel Ikpe Michael Nsit Atai ACN
Fabian Okon Ekpenyong Uyo ACN
Ikotinyie Udo Bassey Esit Eket/Ibeno ACN
Iniebehe Peter Otoho Ukanafun ACN
Ukang Emmanuel Oruk Anam ACN
Idongesit Jacob Uko Ikono ACN
Etop Robson Imeh Ibesikpo Asutan ACN
Akwaowo Isidore Itu ACN


Presidency
Mohamadu Buhari President CPC
Tunde Barare Vice President CPC

Governorship
Lawrence Esin Governor CPC


Senate
Asikpo Anny Thompson Akwa Ibom North West CPC
Andy Effiong Oduobuk Akwa Ibom South CPC


House of Representatives
Lexico Edet Isang Oron/Mbo/Okobo/Udung Uko
Orue Offong Uko CPC
Akpan Iniobong Joseph Itu/Ibiono CPC
House of Assembly
Edet Udo Uruan CPC
Nsikak Enoc Udoh Ukanafun CPC
David Etok Ibiono Ibom CPC
Joseph Udo Udoh Ini CPC
Glory John Ufia Itu CPC
Nse Effiong Owoebak Oron/Udung Uko CPC
Alfred Asuquo Udoh Ikono CPC
Edet Okon Gorge Nsit Atai CPC
Paulinus Udofot Akpan Onna CPC
Samuel Charles Etuk Nsit Ibom CPC
Paul Edet Odiong Okobo CPC
Okon Akpan Esu Ika CPC
Benjamin Okon Unoh Urue Offong Urue Oko CPC
Paul Ifiok Paulinus Essien Udim CPC
Sabastin Akpan Abak CPC
Enyima Frank Noah Oruk Anam CPC
Odoronam Peter Akpan Eket CPC

thanks for the list so far,but we need to know exactly the out-going senators and reps who have won their primaries and are to contest in the April elections

1 Senator(Brig-Gen. David Mark) ----going for the fifth term

2 Dimeji Bankole----Inspite of being No4 man in this country and earns over N400M annually the portions before and after SANGO OTA BRIDGE have the biggest potholes with an FGN signboard pleading with Nigerians to bearing with FGN.

please post more names here

Some should paste the list of all current senators and house of representathieves members who won their party's primaries so that we can carry out a campaign against their return ,at least they earned N10m-N15m each month for the past four years with no tangible or physical thing they have done in their various constituencies accross Nigeria

can someone post the names of senators and assemblymen that are contesting in April so that we can start a campaign against their coming back

voting them out will do us good

Everyone is simply talking about voting them out---no on thinks about voting the right ones in, which ought to be the more important trail of thought!