Oshiomhole accuses former Senators, Reps members of looting TV, chairs, others
Story from Christine TOBECHUKWU
Former Edo State Governor and Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has expressed deep shock over the vandalisation of the properties of the National Assembly by former lawmakers.
Oshiomohole disclosed that in spite of the presence of security personnels,television sets, carpets and chairs were looted by the immediate National Assembly and House of Representatives members.
Oshiomhole revealed this when he appeared on Channels Television’s show “Sunday Politics”.
According to him, the former lawmakers left their offices in shambles with holes on the wall, saying he had to pay to fix his office before using it.
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The former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, further stressed that the vandalisation also took place in the offices vacated by past Principal Officers of the National Assembly, whose names he refused to mention.
“Let me tell you one thing the National Assembly is not talking about and I don’t know why those who have a duty to speak are not speaking about it.
“I was shocked by the level of vandalisation of properties of the National Assembly.
Televisions were carted away, carpets were carted away, Senators’ chairs were carted away. I had to use my money to fix some of the things in my office and someone also decided to deliver to me a printer, to give me a laptop to use in my office.
I had to buy the carpet and pay the cost of fixing it. I had to pay some young people to clean the office to restore the new carpet. I had to pay to repaint my office. I will produce you the receipt.
“I can’t understand why and how a senate that sat on Sunday before we were inaugurated on Tuesday, could have witnessed that level of vandalisation.
“We have hundreds of security men and women in the National Assembly. I can never understand what happened. You find holes on the wall, even in the offices of principal officers of the senate, who I won’t get to mention.
“People told me the House Representatives also recorded the same level of vandalisation”. Oshiomhole stated.