Chai! Na wa o! Dave Umahi, the Minister of Works, don land us with some bags of rice story wey dey shake House of Representatives like say dem dey play football. Some lawmakers dey hala say na appreciation, others dey vex say e no sweet.
For latest gist wey carry come from Sunday PUNCH, Umahi don tell these lawmakers make them come collect five bags of 25kg rice each. Some of dem don gree say na just to show say dem dey support President Bola Tinubu, while another side dey shout, ‘Abeg, wetin dis one mean?’ Talk say e fit cause wahala for the respect wey dem suppose get between executive and legislative arms.
Na how una wan do am? According to insider matter, e be like say dem don ready bags of rice for collection. WhatsApp group no go cool since the notice drop, to tell members how dem go collect the rice. Dem don arrange say legislative aides fit go pick rice for Speaker’s Office once dem show ID card.
But as e be, no be all members dey happy about dis rice move. One member from Edo, Billy Osawaru, come carry mouth yan say he no even sabi wetin dey go down. He sabi say e fit be say na appreciation for the support wey dem don show Federal Government. But another member, Afam Ogene, from Anambra come blast say wetin be dis nonsense? Christmas don pass o, why rice gift come now?
Na wetin dey vex Ogene be say many lawmakers don share plenty rice dey go their constituency during festive period. E talk say if dem wan give lawmakers gift, e suppose dey better pass bags of rice wey no go even satisfy their belly. “If na rice dem dey gift us, na serious insult for our position,” e yan.
As wahala dey chop ground, another member from the North-West come whip mouth join say some of dem no go even collect the rice because dem dey ashamed say dem no fit fulfill wetin dem promise their people. E talk am clearly say some members fit even tell their aides make dem go carry the rice for personal use alone.
For WhatsApp group, the wahala don dey show as some lawmakers dey vex wella, dey shout say Umahi suppose carry the rice give im fellow ministers if na dem him wan appreciate. Chai! Wetin we go call this one? Omo Naija, we dey laugh but e no sweet.
As dis rice saga dey play out, nobody fit confirm how many lawmakers go still pick the rice o. Ajao dey try reach House spokesman, Akin Rotimi, but the guy phone show say nobody dey at home. Na remain to see how dis rice matter go end.
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