Popular Nigerian lawmaker turn-politician Desmond Olusola Elliot was recently on the breakfast morning TV programme, Your View, anchored by Morayo Afolabi-Brown.Information Guide Nigeria
LEGIT.NG reports that Desmond Elliot was queried about some long-standing political issues that have come to haunt him during the 2023 election season.
One of the issues that stood out was the case of a particular wooden bridge built over one specific canal that usually got overflooded and was alleged to have taken some people’s lives.
The Nollywood star revealed that when the community came to meet him to help them with the bridge after several projects, they were the ones who said he shouldn’t bother doing it himself but should give them the money, and they would do it themselves.NYSC Portal
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He said “I Gave them 800K, and that was what they chose to build with the money ”
The Lagos state lawmaker shared that when the community approached him about the bridge, he gave them 400k on the spot, and a week last, he sent them another 400k for the bridge project.
See reactions from Netizens,
@ufedooh: “This bridge no fit pass 30k kpere.”
@blessingedeks: “He is a joker! Spewing nonsense, how is that bridge safe?. I am just tired of Nigeria and its leaders. By health and safety standards that bridge is not safe, and he would be sued if anyone gets injjured on that bridge.”
dj_nezer: “Is this a joke. as a leader, this is all you can do for your people, but you can afford cars luxury lifestyle with the people’s money.”
@egooyibom: “All of these is not necessary… this has been trending for the longest , why now to explain???”
@bountiej: “God bless you .. people never tend to see Good am glad you spoke out.”JAMB Result
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