Last week was a very dramatic one in the National Assembly as a lot of people expressed reservations as regards the WARDROBE ALLOWANCE that members of both higher and lower chambers were entitled to. Well, it seems the Niger Delta militant group MEND is also irked by it. Read below what their spokesman had to say about it.....
MEND in a statement threatened fire and brimstone through its spokesman, Jomo Gbomo, alleging that “These wicked individuals appropriate to themselves huge and absurd salaries and allowances at the expense of the millions of hapless Nigerians, who have not been paid for months, their salaries, pensions and other benefits they deserve”.
The group further noted that “The Niger Delta region, where the bulk of revenue that sustains the nation comes from, continues to suffer neglect, environmental degradation and lack, made worse by the very corrupt and visionless past government of Goodluck Jonathan and his cronies, some of who still shamelessly parade themselves on national television and other media platforms as ‘Niger Delta Activists’.
“Nigerians refuse to tolerate this ostentatious lifestyle of our lawmakers, whose main objective, it seems, is to enrich themselves and carelessly spend scarce resources. The Niger Delta people refuse to pamper and cater for the needs of these thieving Assembly rogues to their detriment.
“If the lawmakers refuse to make the necessary adjustments needed to accompany the needs of the masses and the Niger Delta region, it may lead to the resumption of hostilities,” Gbomo stated.
Recall that it was widely circulated in the media last week that federal lawmakers have been billed to receive N9 billion as wardrobe allowance this week.
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