Nigerian Senator Gives Over N135m In Cash To His Constituency’s Party Executives

By Adesina Soyooye

Shock greeted the sum, especially, to the uninitiated. Placed on the table before Party Executive Members of Borno Central Senatorial District, was a whopping sum of N135.65 million. In Nigerian politics, where billions and trillions of Naira are the order of the day, it is not that the sum pops up the eyes.  What shocked, however, is that it was brought in cash and displayed publicly. It was brought as a gift by a serving Senator.

To those asking where  the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, are, the Senator’s Aide, in a post reminds them that this is the third time the serving Senator was donating such a huge sum to the party executives in his District.

The Senator, Kaka Shehu Lawan, represents Borno Central Senatorial District, and made the donation as an Eid-el-Kabir gift to the executives.

The Senator’s Legislative Aide, Usman Alkali, who disclosed the donation on Friday, complete with a photograph of the Naira heap which he posted on Facebook said the gift was the third by the Senator since he went to the National Assembly.

The statement, written in Hausa, translated into English, was titled:

Senator Kaka Shehu Lawan shares N135, 650,000, to APC, executives in Borno Central for Eid-el-Kabir celebration

He said the funds were shared on Thursday to the Executive members to help them prepare for Sallah. It reads:

“Senator representing Borno Central, Senator Kaka Shehu Lawan (SAN), on Thursday distributed cash to APC Executives in his Borno Central Constituency  totalling  N135, 650,000 to help them celebrate in preparing the upcoming  Eid-Kabir festival.

“This is the third time the Senator has given such a donation since becoming a member of the National Assembly.

Senator Lawan this order day stepped down from his aspiration to the Governorship seat of Borno State in support of Mustapha Gubio, Governor Babagana Zulum’s choice of  successor.