A social media influencer, Aliyu Tilda on his Twitter handle @Dr_AliyuTilda has reacted to the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio’s announcement of enjoyment allowance for Senates on video broadcast Wednesday.
According to this Aliyu Tilda, “This is why there are coups in Africa. The politicians have turned democracy into private business. Imagine amidst widespread hunger, people who are given N27m monthly are still announcing to public disbursement of an allowance to “enjoy” their holiday.
He added, “And if there is a coup tomorrow the “international community” and their surrogate organizations will demand a return to the looting, sanction the country and even bombard it.
“But while it is on, World Bank and IMF have never questioned this recklessness nor made it a condition for any loan. No country applies any restraining order to tame practice. No leader, at home or abroad, speaks against the practice.
“They have the right to “enjoy”, we have the right to “suffer”. I wish this President’s agenda of reducing the cost of governance will include this kind of waste”, he said.
In the viral video posted on Wednesday morning, Akpabio was heard saying the National Assembly Clerk has disbursed funds to all senators to enjoy 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.”
Not long after Akpabio made this statement and after deliberating with some of his colleagues, Akpabio withdrew his statement, saying instead ‘prayers have been sent to mailboxes of respective senators.
“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.”