Veteran comic, Ali Baba has uncovered worth tags for every political seat in Nigeria.
Ali Baba made the disclosure whereas discussing the extent of corruption in Nigeria politics and among the many nation’s leaders.
Talking in an interview on the OUTSIDE THE BOX podcast, Ali Baba who is very linked with Nigerian politicians, claimed that the value tag for a senatorial seat is N1.2 billion whereas that of governorship required as much as N20 to N25 billion in some states.
He described Nigeria politics as a capital intensive venture that’s driving corruption within the nation.
The veteran comic additional accused Nigerian political leaders of ignoring the folks’s wants and centered solely on tasks that may present cash they will leverage on in the course of the election season.
“To win the senatorial seat is now between N1.2bn. you want N1 or 2bn to win a Senate seat. To win a home of Rep, you want one other 1billion.
“State Home of Meeting you want N500 million. Governorship will depend on the state. For Delta State you want like about N20bn, for Rivers you want a 25 billion. For a few of these states within the North perhaps 4 or 5 or 6 billion naira.
“So it’s a capital intensive venture, which is what’s driving the corruption in our nation proper now. So anytime anyone is in workplace, the individual just isn’t considering of schooling, besides if no matter he desires to do in schooling will present some cash that they will leverage on when the time for election comes”, he disclosed.
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