A Nigerian legislator's phone rings for one thing & one thing only - people seeking favors. If they pick their call, it'll be at least 15 calls per hour and 85% are looking for money, 5% for jobs & 10% greeting them so that they can warm ground to ask for money in next phone call

Many legislators are in debt. The political structures back home are asking for money, relatives want money, everyone from where they come from wants money & they still have to deliver projects.

The work load nko? Person wey marry legislators no get husband or wife o. Forget it!

You have plenary, committee meetings, those state assignments they send them for - that one na two weeks disappearance o. Then they have to travel back home ever so often make constituents "see their face". Omo that one na nothing less than 7 million per trip o. House of Reps o

Some legislators return to poverty immediately after serving. No be say them been de go throway money for Dubai o. Money no reach Hushpuppi level. The businesses they attempt to even run fail because they don't have the time and staff will steal from because "Oga get money".

Anyway, every now and then, a "hero" strays into the National Assembly after insulting legislators. E go come siddon inside realise say omo e gast hustle hard inside there because wetin you think say e be, no be so o.