Nigeria’s legislature on permanent break from sufferings of citizens —Oby Ezekwesili

Oby Ezekwesili, a former minister of education, has questioned the National Assembly on the heartbreaking conditions in the nation.

Few days had passed after the horrific attack on the Kuje Correctional Facility in Abuja, the nation’s state capital.

The ex-Minister, via her verified Twitter handle on Friday, slammed Nigerian lawmakers for being dissociated from the glaring sufferings of the masses.

She added that the National Assembly has been completely irrelevant despite the huge funds it enjoys.

She said: “What do the lawmakers do for Nigerians? What does Nigeria mean to you all? What justifies your existence as our Legislative Arm in our Democracy? Is there anything about the dire state of Nigeria that worries you at all?

“It is a monumental shame to have this massive body of lawmakers costing the country so much money because of your constant desire to take more than you give the country and people; and yet all we have is a Legislature on permanent break from the sufferings of citizens. Shame!”