A former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has taken to X deal with to criticise what he described because the rising passivity of opposition lawmakers in Nigeria’s Nationwide Meeting, notably on key nationwide points similar to borrowing, insecurity, and electoral management.
Within the put up, Sani argued that many Nigerians who continuously expressed anger over governance points on-line have been usually not directing the identical stress towards their elected representatives.
He questioned why constituents continued to defend their lawmakers in remark sections regardless of what he described as their silence on crucial nationwide debates.
In keeping with him, opposition senators specifically have didn’t take robust positions on main nationwide considerations, together with the proposed $6 billion mortgage, rising insecurity throughout the nation, and requires accountability throughout the electoral system.
He wrote: “Your opposition Senator doesn’t have the braveness to face up within the chamber and oppose the $6billion mortgage. Your opposition Senator doesn’t have the braveness to face up within the Chamber and discuss insecurity.
‘’Your opposition Senator doesn’t have the braveness to face up within the Chambers and name for the resignation of the INEC chairman.
“And you aren’t confronting your Senator, quite you might be underneath his remark part praising him and you might be diverting your anger to others. When will you cease deceiving your self or when will you free your self from deception?”
Chuks Okocha
Times Nigeria