Debo Adebayo, a well-known social activist and comedian better known by his stage name Mr. Macaroni, has criticized the National Assembly’s leadership for taking lavish vacations when Nigerians are suffering intolerable hardship.
Macaroni’s response came after a video went viral online in which Godswill Akpabio, the president of the senate, told his colleagues that “a token has been sent to their various accounts to enable them to enjoy their holiday” during a plenary session.
The actor questioned why impoverished Nigerians had to pay for the wealthy lifestyle of their politicians in a post on his Twitter account on Wednesday.
“The Senate President has sent very expensive prayers out of the insufficient blessings of over 200 million people to himself and his already blessed colleagues at the National Assembly.
“These are the leaders that have asked struggling Nigerians to make sacrifices if they want things to work in the country. So while Nigerians are going through unbearable hardship, our leaders are sending money to themselves to enjoy holidays.
“Who are those that should be making sacrifices if not for our leaders?
“Do our leaders understand that leadership is about service, selfishness and sacrifice??
“Why do the poor people of Nigeria have to pay for the luxurious lifestyle of the leaders?? Why??? This isn’t leadership!!!”
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