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A senator in the
third republic, Remi Okunriboye, has described as “pathetic” the
current situation where politicians incur huge debt in their bid to
acutalise their political ambition.

Mr. Okunriboye, who spoke in Owo, said the huge amount committed to campaigns will continue to rob the nation of credible polls.

“What do you expect
from politicians who borrow from banks and people? They will never
serve the interest of the masses,” he said.

“Their main target,
when they get to position, is to first recoup the money they spend
during campaign. This is highly detrimental to the advancement of the
nation call Nigeria. They invest heavily to make Nigerians pay for it
later.”

The politician, who
is a senatorial candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, also
charged anti-corruption agencies to probe the spending of aspirants
during electioneering campaign. He said it was time Nigerians rise up
against extravagant spending by politicians during elections.

Fulfil promises

He also urged
politicians across the country to always fulfill their electioneering
promises whenever they get to positions, saying the only way
politicians could assist the electorate was to give them dividends of
democracy.

“It is highly disturbing that the moment politicians get to the corridor of power they forget the electorates,” he said.

“This is not good for our democracy; we must allow our people to get to the mainstream.”

Mr. Okunriboye also
criticised the total number of political parties registered in the
country, saying, “the more you have various political parties, the more
you create problems for the country.”

He, however,
charged political leaders in the country to look inward to tackle the
problems of the masses through massive creation of jobs.