Nigerians are always eager to hear negative narratives about their lawmakers, Senate President lamentsPresident of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has expressed concern over what he called false narratives against serving federal lawmakers in the country. He particularly accused the elite of deliberately promoting false narratives against lawmakers even when they have the capacity to fact check. The Senate President cited the recent misrepresentation over the annual budget for the rehabilitation of national assembly complex. “But you know what, when there was leakage, some of these critics and haters and traducers of the National Assembly said the National Assembly had spent the money. “There are many Nigerians who are honest but they are misled into believing that the National Assembly, for example, every month the National Assembly members are given N150 million.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 03, 2021 10:18 UTC