Sen. David Umaru (Niger East) on Tuesday lamented the policy of “stomach infrastructure” being advocated and practiced by some politicians in the country.Addressing newsmen in Minna on his achievements in the past one year, Umaru said that the phenomenon was a cog in the wheel of the nation’s progress.
“Stomach infrastructure is what has brought us to where we are today because even rich and developed countries are not in a position to provide for everybody.
“There is no way you can have money to distribute to everyone; it is either we develop our communities or give money to people.
“If I give you rice today, tomorrow you go to the toilet and it is gone; you too will forget I gave you rice; rather than do that, why don’t we prepare people to find food for themselves.
“I hear people say I do not give money, but I would rather do something that everyone in the community ends up benefiting from,” he said.
According to him, building legacies that will stand the test of time are paramount to the growth and development of the country, rather than distributing money to people.
The lawmaker also dismissed insinuations that he only assisted people of a particular religious faith in his constituency, insisting that he treated people equally.
“In my upbringing, I have never taken religious differences to be an issue; for me, the character of a person is what is important,” he said.
The Senator said that he had presented five bills, four motions and three petitions at the floor in the past one year.
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