Popular skit maker Emmanuel Ejekwu, known as Sabinus, has called on Nigerians to hold local government chairmen, councillors and other grassroots officials accountable for poor development, instead of directing all their anger at the President.
In an Instagram video posted on Thursday, the comedian questioned how local councils spend their monthly allocations while many communities still lack drainage, water and working streetlights.
Sabinus claimed that some local government chairmen collect close to ₦3bn every month. The figure is his own claim and was not independently verified. “What are they using the money for? Some villagers don’t have good drainage, no water…..It doesn’t make sense,” he said.
Using Rivers State as an example, he said the situation was worse there, with refuse dumps visible in many areas. “In Rivers state, we lack a standard stadium yet we have a Commissioner for Sport,” he said.
The comedian also said the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was doing more in parts of the South-South than some state governments, while some council chairmen could not even provide streetlights on local roads.
He urged Nigerians to extend their questions beyond the federal government. “What are you doing with the money they give to you every month?” he asked, adding that councillors, lawmakers and governors should all answer for how public funds are used.
Sabinus also said he was tired of the daily requests for financial help he receives, linking the hardship many Nigerians face to a rise in armed robbery.
He closed his post with a caption saying, “We need to start asking questions.” No local government chairman or state official had responded to his remarks at the time of this report.
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