Angry Bayelsa Constituents Move To Recall Sen. Ben Bruce
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Constituents of Bayelsa East Senatorial district are poised to begin the recall process of a senator representing the constituency in the Senate, Ben Murray Bruce.
The angry constituents, mostly students, accused the Senator of neglecting them and having no concrete plans for the constituency. Bruce’s constituency is made up of Brass, Nembe, and Ogbia. The leaders of Student bodies from the three areas dropped their recall threat via a statement on Tuesday.
The statement was signed by Ambrose Joseph(Brass), Samuel Tari(Nembe) and Mark John(Ogbia). They complained that the Senator was not treating his people well, adding that he gave relief materials to other states while his own constituents were wallowing in poverty.
They said, “Since Murray-Bruce became a senator, he has failed to look into the basic needs and challenges currently bedeviling the Bayelsa East Senatorial District, such as issues of education, as most of our students cannot access good quality education.
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He has failed to attract a single project to the district in terms of infrastructures, roads, and others. He has continuously and deliberately ignored efforts by the people to create a working relationship that will bring out purposeful leadership for our people.
He has yet to fulfill any of his campaign promises; painfully, he is an Abuja-based Senator. He refuses to visit his constituents, except only once when he visited his hometown and couldn’t even stay for up to four hours.
Sincerely, we are tired, other places are enjoying the benefits that come from having a national representative. Our case has been a curse rather than a blessing. We are just like a district without a senator. This why we have decided to change that narrative”.
They issued a 10-day ultimatum to Sen. Ben Bruce to change his ways or get recalled.
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