Passionate888:
'BERSERK'? Una know wetin e mean?

Bloggers love to misuse English

plaindealer:




Funny enough, the Senator is always on twitter shouting and demanding accountability from the FG and other people, but in this case, he's saying he's above accountability regarding the projects he himself nominated on behalf of his own constituency.

It doesn't matter if he touched the money or not, it's about making sure your constituency is not shortchanged and that the project that you nominated in your constituency is completed and not abandoned, that's if you really care.

A responsible and caring Senator and public official should have said, I'll dig into the matter, I'll put pressure on the contractor and make sure the project is completed, but he can not because he himself is the contractor via a proxy so it's like demanding accountability from himself.

I will find you and give you two cold heineken

As a Senator, if the project was progressing well, you would have posted pictures to show it, for political capital. Now, you are referring them to the MDA. Are you not supposed to protect the interest of your Constituency? If nothing is being done, why haven't you cried out, in defence of your people?

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BuhariIsBURIED:
Mr Common sense senator that cannot push a bill that will solve the power problem in the country rather interested in electric car whatever that he knows can't be achieved since Nigeria is use.less

And the ones they passed with did your bafoon of a president do with it?

Modarun:



And the ones they passed with did your bafoon of a president do with it?

You should actually be thanking him for protecting you against bad and half baked bills designed to screw you.

Majority of the response to this post is a pointer to how the APC returned to power.

Nigerians are mostly stupid.

Can the senator execute the projects he so nominated? No.

Can the senator award the contracts for the projects he nominated? No.

Can the senator bid for the contracts he nominated? No.

Is there a process that guides the awards of contracts in the MDA's ? Yes.

Does this "process" in any way, empower the the senator to nominate contractors for his nominated projects in the MDA's budget ? No.

From whose account is the contracts paid for, the MDA or the senator ? The MDA.

On whose budget does the nominated projects appear? The MDA or the senator? ? The MDA.

Please people.... Grow some sense.

Senator Bruce really disappointed me with his needless rants against tracka. It's an absolute show of shame voming from someone who prides himself as a progressive leader and an advocate of accountability and common sense.

jaxxy:
He replied why don’t they do their findings and then get back. Bt then is he saying he did nothing for his constituency over these 4years or just 2018? From what I understand the money was released bt did not get to him. Quite strange.

Why exactlt does he feel so hig to simply respond to simple questions directed at him. Numerous senators and Reps members responded to the simple question on the progress of the projects they sponsored. Why exactly would Senator Bruce feel so big to answer a simple question?... The man disappointed me big time with his needless rants and arrogance. Ben Bruce is someone I would have expected to be an advocate supporting NGOs like Tracka.

indigenous234:
Majority of the response to this post is a pointer to how the APC returned to power.

Nigerians are mostly stupid.

Can the senator execute the projects he so nominated? No.

Can the senator award the contracts for the projects he nominated? No.

Can the senator bid for the contracts he nominated? No.

Is there a process that guides the awards of contracts in the MDA's ? Yes.

Does this "process" in any way, empower the the senator to nominate contractors for his nominated projects in the MDA's budget ? No.

From whose account is the contracts paid for, the MDA or the senator ? The MDA.

On whose budget does the nominated projects appear? The MDA or the senator? ? The MDA.

Please people.... Grow some sense.

You totally missed the point.

Growing sense means you have a sense of duty and a sense of obligation to make sure that regardless who paid or didn't pay for the projects you nominated on behalf of your people, the projects must be completed to benefit your people, if not, it is your job to find out why they are not completed, it is your responsibility to hold people accountable, same way you hold other people accountable on twitter every day.

At the end of the day, it is irresponsible and a disservice to your constituency to wash your hands and walk away. His people sent him to Abuja not only to represent them but also to fight for them, to protect their interests and to look out for them.

indigenous234:
Majority of the response to this post is a pointer to how the APC returned to power.

Nigerians are mostly stupid.

Can the senator execute the projects he so nominated? No.

Can the senator award the contracts for the projects he nominated? No.

Can the senator bid for the contracts he nominated? No.

Is there a process that guides the awards of contracts in the MDA's ? Yes.

Does this "process" in any way, empower the the senator to nominate contractors for his nominated projects in the MDA's budget ? No.

From whose account is the contracts paid for, the MDA or the senator ? The MDA.

On whose budget does the nominated projects appear? The MDA or the senator? ? The MDA.

Please people.... Grow some sense.

People will never grow up, APC knows that majority of nigerians are gullible and easily deceived.

Before elections they were calling Atiku a thief, now the thief has taken them to court, instead of them to prove just one corruption against Atiku they are saying he is not a nigerian.

That means all the corruption claims on Atiku are blatant lies and propaganda.

indigenous234:
Majority of the response to this post is a pointer to how the APC returned to power.

Nigerians are mostly stupid.

Can the senator execute the projects he so nominated? No.

Can the senator award the contracts for the projects he nominated? No.

Can the senator bid for the contracts he nominated? No.

Is there a process that guides the awards of contracts in the MDA's ? Yes.

Does this "process" in any way, empower the the senator to nominate contractors for his nominated projects in the MDA's budget ? No.

From whose account is the contracts paid for, the MDA or the senator ? The MDA.

On whose budget does the nominated projects appear? The MDA or the senator? ? The MDA.

Please people.... Grow some sense.

The questions directed at Ben Bruce were very simple questions bordering on responsibility and accountability. His tantrums were unexpected and utterly disappointing from someone of his calibre who we thought should be an advocate of progressive leadership and accountability.

Nobody says Bruce collected or ate any money, the simple question had to do with his duty on oversight. What is the progress on the projects you nominated?...

So if his constituents asked him to clamour for the construction of a specific road in Brass LGA and he successfully gets the project captured in the budget, what exactly is he going to tell his constituents if they ask him on the progress of the project?... Is he also going to tell them off or do you think it makes common sense for him to deflect the questions and direct them to Fashola or the MDAs?

We tracked the construction of Ogiamen street in Benin city, Edo state.
Status Completed.

This is what they do.

This is what they do..

obailala:
The questions directed at Ben Bruce were very simple questions bordering on responsibility and accountability. His tantrums were unexpected and utterly disappointing from someone if his calibre who we thought should be an advocate of progressive leadership and accountability.

Nobody says Bruce collected or ate any money, the simple question had to do with his duty on oversight. What is the progress on the projects you nominated?...

Funny enough, this is what they say they do in Abuja, oversight, but he can not oversight the projects he nominated in his own state on behalf of his people.


They love to shout and hold other people accountable, not never themselves because they are above accountability and too big to answer to the people...

babakb:


People will never grow up, APC knows that majority of nigerians are gullible and easily deceived.

Before elections they were calling Atiku a thief, now the thief has taken them to court, instead of them to prove just one corruption against Atiku they are saying he is not a nigerian.

That means all the corruption claims on Atiku are blatant lies and propaganda.

You miss the point totally. Tracka has nothing to do with APC or PDP. They send the exact same set of questions to all senators and Reps members irrespective of party affiliation. And a lot of legislators respond like normal humans. But some (both from APC and PDP) refuse to respond just like Bruce is doing now. You cant blame Bruce, just like typical arrogant Nigerian politians, they believe they owe nobody an explanation on anything. Accountability has never been the culture of useless Nigerian leaders and it's a crying shame that someone like Ben Bruce who we thought was enlightened and different would be the one doing this rubbish.

plaindealer:



You totally missed the point.

Growing sense means you have a sense of duty and a sense of obligation to make sure that regardless who paid or didn't pay for the projects you nominated on behalf of your people, the projects must be completed to benefit your people, if not, it is your job to find out why they are not completed, it is your responsibility to hold people accountable, same way you hold other people accountable on twitter every day.

I believe Mr Bruce branded them rightly for what they are. "Deceptive".

Too bad, you've been caught up in the web the deception .

The MDA on whose budget the projects were added are not to asked for progress report but the senator who nominated the projects should give project report on projects in the budget of the MDA? OK ohhh.

This further illustrates how the APC got a second term even with the calamities of their first term still biting hard.

indigenous234:


I believe Mr Bruce branded them rightly for what they are. "Deceptive".

Too bad, you've been caught up in the web the deception .

The MDA on whose budget the projects were added are not to asked for progress report but the senator who nominated the projects should give project report on projects in the budget of the MDA? OK ohhh.

This further illustrates how the APC got a second term even with the calamities of their first term still biting hard.

Asking you questions about the projects you nominated is deception? You obviously don't know the meaning of that ord.

Sadly, you are a victim of your own political deception since you've quickly turned this into politics/APC this and that when in fact it's not.

Regardless of where the money came from, it's still your money and funds allocated to carry out the projects that you yourself nominated to benefit your people so exactly what's your point?

You are basically saying you don't care and it's not your business if the projects you nominated for your constituency are never built and the money budgeted for the projects is diverted or stolen, you just don't care and you shouldn't ask any question or demand accountability from the MDA involved why they shortchanged you and your people.?

Is this not leadership 101?

luvinhubby:
Very appropriate response.

Tracka is a very deceptive organisation fronting for the presidency. No legislator receives a kobo for any constituency project, their role is to nominate a project for their constituency, the project is then added to the budget and the ministry responsible receives the funds for those projects and excutes such.

If Tracka needs to ask questions, let them ask the ministry involved and not the senators

There's nothing appropriate about his response

seunmsg:


You have very limited knowledge of how things work. No MDA can award the contract for a constituency project without the knowledge of the lawmaker that nominated the project. In most cases that I have audited, the lawmakers personally nominates the contractors. In some cases, the lawmakers even signs the certificate of completion. Only deceptive lawmaker like Ben Bruce will claim he has no knowledge about how the constituency project he nominated was executed.

Again, does it make sense for a lawmaker to nominate a multi million Naira constituency project and then fail to monitor its execution? If he truly doesn’t know the level of execution of the project he nominated for his constituency, then, he’s a very useless representative of his people.

Don't try to jumble up facts.
That the senator signs certificate of completion doesn't mean he was the one who nominated the contractor.
How could he have nominated a contractor for a process that went through bidding process?
You don't seem to know that even the MDAs in charge of the job do not have sole responsibility for electing winning contractors let alone a senator.

indigenous234:


I believe Mr Bruce branded them rightly for what they are. "Deceptive".

Too bad, you've been caught up in the web the deception .

The MDA on whose budget the projects were added are not to asked for progress report but the senator who nominated the projects should give project report on projects in the budget of the MDA? OK ohhh.

This further illustrates how the APC got a second term even with the calamities of their first term still biting hard.

At your age, you're turning a simple request for accountability and oversight into APC vs PDP. Is everything OK?
Why do you feel the need to shill for politicians who dont care about you?

And yes, this, attitude of partisan politics instead of focusing on good governance is a big reason why Nigeria remains the way it is today.

eedriyz:
You nominated a project for your constituency for that matter and you don't want to be involved in the accountability part of it?

He just wants to make common sense

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luvinhubby:
Very appropriate response.

Tracka is a very deceptive organisation fronting for the presidency. No legislator receives a kobo for any constituency project, their role is to nominate a project for their constituency, the project is then added to the budget and the ministry responsible receives the funds for those projects and excutes such.

If Tracka needs to ask questions, let them ask the ministry involved and not the senators

You seem to be un-informed.
I elect you because I believed you have what it takes to market our intrest at the center and GET THINGS DONE. you now get there and fold your arms allowing other organisation handle your business without as much as a followup.

Ben Bruce is a big liar. As a senator he is responsible for providing updates to his constituency by following up on all recommended projects.
The reason why he is not interested is because the money is not directly given to him...a control measure I definitly subscribe to.