The Senator representing Ebonyi North Senatorial District, Onyekachi Nwebonyi, has come under fire for calling for the relocation of old buildings in the community around the Abuja International Airport.
TheNewsGuru reports that Nwebonyi made this call in a viral video during the last plenary on Thursday, where he noted that he wanted people to witness a total infrastructural transformation that is going on in the Federal Capital Territory by the Minister, Nyesom Wike, with the approval of his colleagues.
“I want the FCT Minister to extend his development of the FCT within the surroundings of Abuja Airport. If you are descending into the airport, the type of infrastructure within the environs does not represent a good image of Nigeria, and I think that the FCT minister should capture that in his next budget to either relocate the habitats or renew the area, because the buildings in the community are the mirror of the country.
“As you descend into the Abuja airport, if you consider the view, you will agree with me that it is an eyesore and doesn’t give a good image of the nation. I urge all my colleagues to support this important bill that will transform the country.”
The senator’s statement has attracted alot of backlash from Nigerians on social media.
One user, br.ight622 wrote: “An abakiliki man will always think like one…. shamefully.”
Another user ayam_deejaylerin commented: “How does that concerns Ebonyi North Central that he represents…These people no rate the masses atal.”
damselofzion wrote: “The poor man’s child has suddenly forgotten where he’s coming from.”
okunenyeife_cko wrote: “This man has taken this his bumkum all the way from his imezi mgbagbu owa which is an eye sore, he has not cleared the eye sore in his village but wants to evacuate people away from their village onye apaiwa.”
zakarieeshat3 wrote: “People can’t even live in their old houses in peace anymore. No problem as long as y’all build new and beautiful houses for them.”