Ismail Haruna, a member of the house of representatives,
says “corporate beggars” have invaded the national assembly.
Haruna, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC),
spoke on the floor of the green chamber on Thursday.
Raising a point of order on personal explanation, the
lawmaker who represents Toro federal constituency of Bauchi, said lawmakers are
often accosted by “corporate and non-corporate” beggars who solicit money.
He said the beggars loiter the corridors of offices within
the National Assembly Complex, constituting a nuisance to lawmakers.
“Within the premises — that is the corridors of the national
assembly — we have seen a number of corporate and non-corporate beggars taking
over the corridors even to our officers — begging for money and distracting our
operations,” he said.
“When you’re leaving, these people will scope you. They will
beg for money.”
The lawmaker also said commercial drivers cause traffic
gridlock within the National Assembly Complex, blocking honourable members from
moving in and out of the complex.
“Commercial drivers —
Bolt and Uber drivers — cause serious traffic in the complex,” he said.
“These people have been coming in, dropping passengers
within the complex. Not only that, they wait within the complex for the next
passenger that they will take.”
As Haruna was speaking, Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the
house, interrupted him, saying he should rather present a motion on the matter
before the house.
“If you can come through a motion on notice, we will give
you all the time to discuss,” Abbas said.
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