Leadnaija
Controversy has erupted in Imo State following the commissioning of a bet shop by the Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly as part of his constituency project.
LeadNaija gathered the development after a post surfaced on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), where user Uche Rochas (@U_Rochas) raised the alarm.
“The Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly is commissioning a bet shop as part of his constituency project,” the user posted on Wednesday.
See His Post Below:
As of the time of filing this report, details surrounding the exact location and rationale behind the project remain unclear. Efforts to reach the Speaker’s media aides for comment proved abortive.
The incident has sparked mixed reactions among Nigerians, with many questioning the priorities of elected officials and the intent behind constituency projects aimed at grassroots development.
Read Reaction:
@chineduokoli: This project costs 200 million
@betacuntri: How true is this? I doubt this. Maybe it’s propaganda
@biafra_daily : Those around him should have just
K!lled him with wasting time because that’s an insult to the constituency
@SirMcAwesome247: The same way a former governor of Anambra commissioned a beer distillery as major project. Tisha don’t teach me nonsense
@odb_ray: Imo people are in Lagos shouting for good governance and holding Sanwo Olu accountable while home is a mess. 😂😂😂 yeye dey smell true true @NoNonsensezone
