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A mild drama unfolded in Abuja on Tuesday as some youths openly confronted a member of the House of Representatives from Bayelsa, Fred Agbedi, who claimed to have been in power for about 32 years.

IDOMA VOICE gathered that the youths slammed him for holding tightly to power, questioning whether there are no other qualified individuals in Bayelsa who can take over the seat.

The incident occurred at Merit House during an interactive conference on electoral reform titled Setting the Agenda, organized by the Civil Society Coalition for Sustainable Development.

During the question-and-answer session, the youths became angry and urged the lawmaker to step aside and allow others to take over.

“Hon, if I listened you correctly, you said you have been in the office for 32 years. Tell, what is the benefits of the people of Bayelsa to your administration? And why is it that for 32 years, you are still in office? Is is that the people of Bayelsa cannot produce a suitable youth or another person to take your office?

Another angry you said, “Sir, you have no right to remain in office. Hon Fred, 32 years, that was before I was born and you have been in office. The first time I heard about you was two years ago when your mother died. The other time was when there was a fire outbreak at Karu Market, where you came to make promises. If not for today, nobody would know you.”

As the situation became tense, the moderator quickly interjected and stopped the confrontation.

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Baysela. The most backward State in the entire South South. They have also produced useless and nonesense leaders

Na the Military I kuku blame that were gîving their friends and cronies State for obvious flimsy reasons.

Nonesense!

illiterate youths, one of them saying the lawmaker has no rights to remain in office. with constitutional section says that for a lawmaker ? Another one saying bayelsa doesn't have anyone to represent them? Illiterate youth again. Isn't all about contest for anyone that wants to be elected as lawmaker?

Some Nigerian politicians are worst than Assad and Saddam Hussein.
Give them the chance they will outlive Paul Biya of Cameroon in government.
We have them in Delta State.
They have turned Landlords and grandfather in the House of Reps.
James Manager just stepped down now after over 20 year's in the Senate, that was because he contested for the PDP governorship primaries election.

Typical of half-educated wannabe activists.

See that one's mouth like "holding on to power". Is the person in question a military dictator? Was he not re-elected by people of his constituency? Did he stop anyone from contesting against him? Is there any part of the Nigerian Constitution that prohibits a lawmaker from seeking re-election for as long as he/she wishes?

Many of our misguided youths think activism is by making noise, being provocatively confrontational and being irrationally deviant. Emergency activists everywhere. My friend, go and participate in electoral processes and test your popularity. Ode!

as long as he keeps winning his reelection legally, then I don't see anything wrong , where I find it some what weird is that he has been there for over 3 decade and his people are not feeling his impact, haha honorable...

32 years, how? From 1999 till now is just about 25 years unless you want to add the days of Babangida's national assembly. It's still not up to 32 years nao

Nice one. We need to start asking these guys some salient questions

Nawa

the spell he used on them all this year's has expired wait until he renews it. Na so one man cast a powerful spell on the people over here to an extent the ones under spell said he created the state from the sea.one day the spell will expire too

That one na him birth right

yarimo:
illiterate youths, one of them saying the lawmaker has no rights to remain in office. with constitutional section says that for a lawmaker ? Another one saying bayelsa doesn't have anyone to represent them? Illiterate youth again. Isn't all about contest for anyone that wants to be elected as lawmaker?

You are the illiterate one here for not understanding that those statements were made because the official fell short of the standards of an an elected official who have stayed that long in government.

You better go upgrade your critical thinking skills , old man reasoning like a child without education. Pathetic

He has been in the corridors of power not actually 32 years in the national assembly...omoh leave Bayelsa

AmiableMosquito:
Typical of half-educated wannabe activists.

See that one's mouth like "holding on to power". Is the person in question a military dictator? Was he not re-elected by people of his constituency? Did he stop anyone from contesting against him? Is there any part of the Nigerian Constitution that prohibits a lawmaker from seeking re-election for as long as he/she wishes?

Many of our misguided youths think activism is by making noise, being provocatively confrontational and being irrationally deviant. Emergency activists everywhere. My friend, go and participate in electoral processes and test your popularity. Ode!

Your last paragraph is the perfect definition of activists in Nigeria.

A day will come when the hunter will become the hunted

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They are tired of hearing it's northerners that are eating their money... Bayelsa state has no reason not to be a top notch state but they've been plague by thieves disguised as leaders....

idahme:
You are the illiterate one hear for not understanding that those statements were made because the official fell short of the standards of an an elected official who have stayed that long in government.

You better go upgrade your critical thinking skills , old man reasoning like a child without education. Pathetic

Those making the statements don't sound like they are from Bayelsa, if they feel he fall short of that standard, they should run against him.
This is basics, contest for offices instead of making noise, in this country, we have alot of change makers who are great at all levels with only their mouths, no action, no contribution, just talks especially on social media.

If this man was a northerner, all hell would have broken down.

but some people don dey grab and run away with this thing tey..tey...

32 years?! ha!......

Tokenized youth!

Unless majority of the youth come out with one voice and great determination, I don't see them challenging the status quo of Nigeria politics.

The system was rigged against them while most of them were still in their father's scrotum!

Una mumu never do!

Obaaderemi2:
32 years, how? From 1999 till now is just about 25 years unless you want to add the days of Babangida's national assembly. It's still not up to 32 years nao

ise awon blogger blogger

No be 35 years in service be retirement?

AntiChristian:


No be 35 years in service be retirement?

He has 3 more years to go na.

salbis:
He has 3 more years to go na.

Na Life time position he go be!

AmiableMosquito:
Typical of half-educated wannabe activists.

See that one's mouth like "holding on to power". Is the person in question a military dictator? Was he not re-elected by people of his constituency? Did he stop anyone from contesting against him? Is there any part of the Nigerian Constitution that prohibits a lawmaker from seeking re-election for as long as he/she wishes?

Many of our misguided youths think activism is by making noise, being provocatively confrontational and being irrationally deviant. Emergency activists everywhere. My friend, go and participate in electoral processes and test your popularity. Ode!

The best most Nigerian youth can do is to continue to make noise. The system has been rigged against them before many of them were born.

They just woke up ?