If you win a legislative seat today, the chances that you will become broke after 4 years is higher. Your constituency members will turn you to their saviour and ATM. You must solve all their problems.I know a legislator who pays school fees for over 200 people..

His constituency members used to line up in front of his poultry to receive eggs daily, when the birds could no lay eggs, they started requesting for the birds.
You will share Sallah ram, share Christmas rice / chicken and buy clothes.
You will clear hospital bills..

Every problem in the constituency is on your head. You will do everything to please them and they will complain that you haven't done anything for them. Our politics is transactional. The electorate is constantly milking the politician, the politician will milk the country..

Your phones will ring from morning till midnight, all they want is money. You will buy cars for some of them, sponsor weddings, wolimot, child dedication, baptism, freedom etc. The politician can't focus on making laws, he is useless in the legislative house.