Minimum Wage: Ezekwesili Slams Tinubu, Akpabio Others Over Lavish Lifestyles
A former Education Minister, Oby Ezekwesili, on Saturday, berated the extravagant lifestyle of Nigeria’s President, Governors and National Assembly members in the country.
Recall the president had said in his Democracy Day speech that the N62,000 proposed was negotiated in good faith.
However Ezekwesili on a Saturday In a post on X formerly twitter, said their financial extravagance was a provocative approach and an insult to citizens.
Ezekwesili who is also the Founder of the School of Politics, Policy, and Governance (SPPG) said, “It appears like the latest hobby of the #nassnigeria and the #NGRPresident and #NigeriaGov is to engage in the serial provocation of hard-pressed citizens who are barely managing to keep heads above water in this crisis-economy.
“In a season of famine and leanness when public officials should set the example of fiscal prudence, the sensibilities of our citizens are daily assaulted with the self-indulgent lives of politicians- many of whom were in fact not credibly elected into office.
“As they say in my place, ‘use your tongue to count your teeth’ because a day shall soon come when at the rate you’re all going with public resources, ‘water go totally pass garri’. He who has ears…..”.
She added, “This democracy belongs to the Nigerian People and not to an insignificant percentage of our population known as politicians.
“One day soon, the people will stare down at you all that think Nigeria exists to give you a luxurious life at the expense of the country.
“The tone deafness towards the pain and anger in this land is not normal and can never sustain. That’s for sure”.
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