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Samaila Dahuwa Kaila is a Nigerian politician. He currently serves as a Senator representing the Bauchi North Senatorial District in the 10th National Assembly.
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You see, let me give you an example. Yes, there is what we call constituency projects. These are not constitutionally backed projects, but they are just conventions that were accepted.
And I was also part of the decision-making in the Senate, or at least part of those that voted for those decisions. I am not regretting any decision that I took.
But I still think we should allow him to continue because the future is at least brighter than it was before. Don’t forget, this man came and took this country when it was almost bankrupt. And up to today, most of our budgets are on borrowed money up to today.
And again, it is very unfair, not only unfair, very wrong to say you will judge a legislator based on projects, bearing in mind that it is not the legislator that is doing the projects. This is an executive arm of government procedure.
Let me first of all correct this notion that when you are in the Senate, you are there to deliver projects. That is first of all a wrong notion. And unfortunately, almost everybody is going with that notion, including you who are supposed to know it better.
So, how are you going to judge him? So, I think it is very wrong to say a legislator should be judged based on projects that he brought to his constituency, because it is not within his power to control those things.
Some governments do accept them, some may decide not to accept. Some accept and do not fund it, like what we have now. The present government, they accepted constituency projects, but in the 2025 and 2026, even the last 2024 budgets, they refused to fund it.
Because the Electoral Act gave them the power to do what they want. Unfortunately, we as legislators gave them that power. But it is unfortunate that this thing is happening in the tenureship of the present president of this country.