Constituents
of Bayelsa East Senatorial District, have threatened to begin a recall process
for Senator Ben Murray-Bruce who represents them for what they termed his
non-performance in the senate. The aggrieved constituents who are mostly
students drawn from Nembe, Brass and Ogbia local government areas of Bayelsa
State, accused the senator of not having any plans that would better their
lives.
In a
statement released by their leaders, Samuel Tari (Nembe), Ambrose Joseph
(Brass) and Mark John (Ogbia), the aggrieved constituents alleged that Senator
Ben Murray-Bruce who is dubbed the common sense senator, has no relationship
with them and has over the years, failed to meet his constituency obligations.
The statement in part reads
“Since Bruce
became a senator, he has failed to look into the basic needs and challenges
currently bedeviling the East Senatorial Districts, such as issues of
education, as most of our students cannot access good quality education. He has
failed to attract a single project to the districts in terms of
infrastructures, roads, and others. He has continuously and deliberately
ignored efforts by the people to create a working relationship that will bring
out purposeful leadership for our people. He is yet to fulfil any of his
campaign promises; painfully, he is an Abuja-based senator. He refuses to visit
his constituency, except only once when he visited his hometown and couldn’t
even stay for up to four hours. Sincerely, we are tired; other places are
enjoying the benefits that come from having a national representative. Our case
has been a curse rather than a blessing. We are just like a district without a
senator. This why we are intended to change that narrative”.
The student
leaders gave the senator a 10-day ultimatum, to amend his ways or face consistent
protest and the recall process. Senator Ben
Murray-Bruce is yet to react to this development.
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