Joshua Lidani, senator
representing Gombe south, has been held hostage by some youth of his
constituency.
Ibrahim Wala, an activist,
disclosed in a Facebook live video on Monday.
Wala said the senator who is in
the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) paid a visit to the headquarters of Balanga
local government area and was not allowed to leave the place.
He said the youth are demanding
that he accounts for his stewardship in office.
According to him, the protesters
accused Lidani of abandoning them since he was elected into office in 2015.
“I think it is important for
people to understand that our politicians are becoming some form of threat to
us. I’m getting a situation report from Gombe state – Balanga local government,
there is a situation going on,” Wala said.
“There is a kind of standoff
between some of the youth of Balanga local government. They are calling on the
senator representing Gombe south, Joshua Lidani who is on a visit to the local
government headquarters. He is having difficulty getting out of the local
government. It appears all the youth in the area are saying ‘no’, they don’t
want to see him, they want him to account for his stewardship.
“Ever since he was appointed, he
abandoned them, he has never gone to see them for a day. Today he paid a visit
there.”
During the live video post, Wala
called someone at Balanga to confirm the incident.
This comes two days after Garba
Julde, member representing Bali/Gassol federal constituency of Taraba in the
house of representatives, was attacked.
The constituents on Saturday
reportedly hurled stones at the lawmaker for allegedly abandoning them.
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Voters should queue in to be asking their representative to tell which project did they bring to their constituencies.
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