Dino Melaye, a former senator representing Kogi West, has raised concern over acute leadership failure in the country, saying those who hold political offices “including me” have failed the Nigerians.
The former lawmaker made his displeasure known in a tweet on Tuesday, May 5, amid the ongoing lockdown occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic.
Melaye, an outspoken senator at the 8th Senate widely known for his extravagant lifestyle, wondered why the country could not afford to feed the country for two weeks of lockdown despite selling crude oil for 64 years.
EVERYONE WHO HELD AND IS HOLDING ANY POLITICAL OFFICE IN NIGERIA WHETHER ELECTIVE OR APPOINTED INCLUDING ME HAVE FAIL.WE SOLD CRUDE OIL FOR 64 YEARS BUT WE COULDN’T FEED OUR CITIZENS FOR JUST 2 WEEKS OF LOCKDOWN!! WELL, THE GOD OF THE POOR WILL JUDGE US ALL. ITS TIME TO REBOOT..
— Senator Dino Melaye. (SDM) (@dino_melaye) May 5, 2020
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“Everyone who held and is holding any political office in Nigeria whether elective or appointed including me have failed,” the former lawmaker lamented.
“We sold crude oil for 64 years but we couldn’t feed our citizens for just 2 weeks of lockdown! Well, the god of the poor will judge us all. Its time to reboot.”
“We recalls that until May 4,” the federal government had imposed a lockdown on Lagos which is the epicentre of coronavirus in Nigeria, Ogun state and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja amid a spike of Covid-19 pandemic.
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