By Jethro Ibileke
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo North, Hon. Segun Saiki, has described Senator Adams Oshiomhole as “a dog who returned to his vomit” after he distributed motorcycles, grinding machines, sewing machines, and cash as a constituency project.
The former governor of Edo State and senator representing Edo North senatorial district had, over the weekend, distributed the items to members of his constituency at an elaborate event in Auchi.
Saiki, however, reminded him of how he once berated federal lawmakers for impoverishing the people by sharing sewing machines and motorcycles as constituency projects.
It would be recalled that Oshiomhole, in an interview he granted before his election to the National Assembly, promised to restructure the entire concept of constituency projects.
According to him, “I don’t want to go to the Senate for business as usual. I have seen my senator give out grinding machines and motorbikes as empowerment. That is more offensive. How are you empowering a young man in his 20s with a motorbike? You are destroying him. I think government must refocus on a long-term strategy to empower the people.”
But the former lawmaker and PDP leader in the region said Oshiomhole had “swallowed what he vomited” by doling out grinding machines, motorbikes, sewing machines, and ₦100,000 as constituency projects.
“It is like somebody vomiting and swallowing it back. Which constituency project is he doing after two years in the Senate? What can anybody buy with ₦100,000 in this present economy? Oshiomhole only gave money to people that visited him,” Saiki said.
Reacting, the media aide to Oshiomhole, Victor Oshioke, said the senator had also built classroom blocks and market stalls, in addition to the items distributed.
“What Oshiomhole meant was that a senator should not be judged by sharing items but by enduring legacies and jobs created,” he said.
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