NASS Renovation: Nigerians Don’t Value Democracy – Sen. Abdullahi

The Senator representing Niger North Senatorial District, Sabi Abdullahi, has noted that the renovation of the National Assembly complex which was built in 1999 is long overdue.

The Senator behind the controversial hate speech bill stated this while reacting to the outcry from Nigerians over the #37bn renovation of the NASS complex.

Abdullahi, further stated that the renovation of the building has been delayed for 20 years, the lawmakers added that Nigerians do not value democracy in the country.

The Niger State senator said, “When we came on board in this particular republic in 1999, the structures and every other thing that was put in place came in with the transition and since that time till now, it is on record that not much has been done to upgrade, renovate and to continually add value to that institution even as the legislature continues to evolve in terms of what it requires to carry out its democratic function.”

“The idea of rehabilitating that particular complex is long overdue because this is 20 years now and there was no major rehabilitation done to the structure and it has been serving Nigeria from that period up till now.”

“What people see from the outside is not what that building is alone; you need to go inside to understand what that building is before you can think maybe what is being done is on the high side.”

“Nigerians do not value the democratic process we have. If they do, they won’t be saying what they are saying.”