Sunday 11 February 2018

Africa Is Cursed And Nigeria is Heading to a doom - I Owe No Man An Apology.

Did you know that the USA House Speaker, Paul Ryan, second in line to the presidency of the United States (as at the time of writing), sleeps in his office? Before he was elected speaker, Paul was a Congressman (Parliamentarian) representing a congressional District in Wisconsin.
In all those years that he served in Washington, he has been sleeping on an an Air Mattress in his office floor since his wife and kids are back in Wisconsin. Paul says that he can only sleep on a bed if his wife is sleeping on it or rent an apartment if his wife and kids are living in it.
When he was elected House Speaker (Speaker of Parliament), a position that comes with a Mansion, he chose not to live in it since his wife and kids did not want to move to the Capital D.C. But it is not just Paul Ryan who sleeps in his office in D.C. Out of the 435 American legislators (Congressmen and Senators) serving their constituents in Washington, 50 of them shower, eat, and sleep in their offices.
In an Interview with the AFP News Agency, Congressman Tim Walberg from Michigan said that he has been sleeping on his office floor since he was elected in 2007. Why? He says it is a good way to save money since house rents in Washington D. C. are ridiculously high.
He also had this to say: "I am not a king, a prince, or a Lord. The people who sent me here (Congress) are the people I serve. And I don't ever want to get to a point where I believe that because I'm here, I'm better than them."
Now, 200 legislators also share apartments. You got it right. Three to Five Senators comes together, rent one apartment, share the costs, and live together. They can also buy one car and use it to drive together to work. Yes, these are Senators and Congressmen from the largest economy in the world sleeping in their offices, sharing apartments, and cars.
In America, only the Speakers of both Houses and Senior Congressional Leadership have personal security.
In Ghana, every MP's first priority is a big car, a house, a personal bodyguard. Even local assembly men/women are referred to as Honourable. Refuse to address him/her as such and hell will break lose.
They live in mansions and own not less than 2 cars. In Nigeria, hmmmn to be a Senator is tantamount to grabbing a ticket to become a billionaire at the people's expense . He must be addressed as Distinguished, or Honourable of a member of the House of Representative. He must be seen as more than lord and master of the rest of Nigerians. They appropriate the National cake to themselves and must acquire property all over the world. Africa is really cursed. It is only in Africa that the people are dying while the president galavants around the globe.
It is only in Africa that those meant to rule are busy on land and money grabing, and will still invest in far away countries where in the near future this properties and monies are lost for indictment. Only in Africa will you see the presidential budget on personal maintenance and upkeep surmounts the budget for national development, maintenance and upkeep. If there is anything wrong with Africa, the Nigerian leaders and politicians have contributed 60%. I owe no man an apology.