Smart Adeyemi, senator representing Kogi west, says he feels
pity for President Muhammadu Buhari because the price of crude oil is low.
While contributing to a debate on the revised 2020 budget on
the floor of the senate on Thursday, Adeyemi said when the country was selling
crude oil at a higher rate, the government at the time refused to diversify the
economy.
The senator said there was no construction of road or rail
lines because the people in government then, squandered the resources.
“When we were asking the government of the day at that time,
to diversify the economy. At the time oil was selling at $100 to $150, that
party, squandered our resources,” he said.
“Roads were not built, road lines were not constructed,
where did the money go? Who were the people who were in charge of our
resources?
“I pity this president, I pity this government now that oil
is now selling at $22 or $30.”
The senator said those living in mansions should pay
property tax to save the country’s economy.
“In the last decade or so we used to have some of these toll
gates but suddenly they were removed by other party when they were in
government,” he said.
“I think the time has come for those who drive in exotic
cars, SUV cars to pay to the government.
“I think I should equally mention that those who live in
mansion in our cities, those who have taken so much for the society, before the
masses will rise, we should start looking at introducing property tax. For
those living in mansion, they should start paying back to the society to save
the economy of our nation from collapse.”
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