ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Nigerians have taken to social media to criticize Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President, after revealing that some money has been sent to senators to enable them to enjoy their holiday.
In the viral video posted on Wednesday morning, Senator Akpabio was heard saying that the National Assembly Clerk has disbursed funds to all senators to enable them to enjoy their holiday.
“In order to enable all of us to enjoy our holidays, a token has been sent to our various accounts by the clerk of the national assembly,” he said.
Not long after Akpabio made this statement and after deliberating with some of his colleagues, he withdrew his statement, saying instead that ‘prayers have been sent to mailboxes of respective senators.
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“I withdraw that statement. To allow you to enjoy your holiday, the Senate President has sent prayers to your mailboxes to assist you to go on a safe journey and return,” Akpabio said.
Nigerians on social media have since begun to berate the Senat President and the leadership of the country.
Reacting, a Netizen, Uyi Samuel, tweeted: “They keep sharing money meanwhile Nigerians are suffering this is an Act of wickedness.”
Bashiru Akanbi also wrote: “We don’t have leaders, but politicians. The earliest we recognise these men are leeches and parasites to this blessed nation, the better we have a chance in moving ahead.”
Another Netizen, Ernest Rutherford, tweeted: “The annoying part is that these bunch of thieves just sit down in the hall doing nothing, year in and year out, and still share tax payer’s money at every given opportunity.”
Reacting also, Kassandra Ugochukwu tweeted: “The era of ‘Ghana Must Go bags’ are over, the APC era is for tokens in their bank accounts or emails… It’s no wonder they no longer fight on the floor of the house, and none of them brings in thugs or hijacks the mace to his village…It all Rubber Stamps or Paper marks.”
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On his part, Rotimi Ebenezer wrote: “Nigerian politicians and corruption were just 5&6. He changed it when he realised he was still on national tv! God bless Nigeria.”
Also reacting, IAmGtreal tweeted: “Disgraceful conduct in the Senate house, rowdy and unorganised.”
Another Twitter user Taymee also wrote: “No worries, we deserve all the despair and suffering until we get sense by force ..the electorate is more than the elected yet the elected eat better than the electorate… Nigeria is unreal!.”
A Twitter user who simply goes by the name Peace on the social networking app tweeted: “Just look at this shameless Nig senators. Meanwhile, people can’t even afford to put on a generator from 7-10 pm again. A shame.”
Smiling Judge also tweeted: “Absurd, it’s a pity we’re in such a dilemma.”