Sabinus Lambasts Local Government Chairmen Over Mismanagement Of Funds, Poor Infrastructure

Popular Nigerian skitmaker and comedian, Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Ejekwu, better known as Sabinus, has criticised local government chairmen and other public office holders over the alleged mismanagement of public funds and poor infrastructure across the country.

The comedian made this known in a video shared on his Instagram page on Thursday, where he called on Nigerians to hold elected officials at all levels accountable for the funds allocated to them.

Using Rivers State, where he resides, as an example, Sabinus questioned why local governments receiving billions of naira monthly continued to struggle with basic amenities such as good roads, streetlights, portable water and proper drainage systems.

“Do you know that there are some local governments in this Nigeria that take close to three billion naira every month? What are those money used for? What do they use that money to do?”

The skitmaker also compared the infrastructural projects being executed by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) with the performance of some state and local governments in the South-South region.

According to him, the commission appears to be doing more in certain areas than some state governments, despite the responsibilities and resources available to local authorities.

Sabinus further expressed displeasure over the condition of roads and the poor management of waste in parts of Rivers State, questioning why elected officials and government appointees continued to drive past such conditions without addressing them.

“I will keep saying it any day, anytime. The NDDC is even doing more than some state governments in this South-South. The commission sees streetlights everywhere, sees roads, and they are doing roads. Meaning, some local government chairmen cannot even do streetlights in some streets in their local government,” he said.

He also questioned the responsibilities of commissioners for sports and other public office holders, particularly over the poor condition of sporting facilities and stadiums despite the budgets allocated to their offices.

“Here, we don't get stadiums in good condition, but we get commissioner for sports. What are you doing with the money that they give to you every month? Your commission budget, what is it for? You cannot maintain a stadium?” he queried.

Beyond local government chairmen, Sabinus urged Nigerians to demand accountability from councillors, members of state and federal legislatures, governors and other elected representatives.

He argued that poor leadership would persist if public office holders continued to view political appointments as opportunities to enrich themselves rather than serve the people.

“Everybody should be held responsible. All the councillors, where is the money they give you for your village? They say you should empower people. Where is the money? You use it to go and buy Lexus, you just enter seats,” he said.

Expressing frustration over the country's worsening economic and security challenges, the comedian lamented that ordinary Nigerians continued to suffer while those entrusted with public resources failed to deliver meaningful development.

“Me, I don tire. People are suffering. I could wake up like this, my DM, but money, money, money. How many persons will I help now? Till today, they carry knife and gun to rob people because they are looking for money. It doesn't make sense,” he added.

In the caption accompanying the video, Sabinus reiterated his call for accountability, stating, “We need to start asking questions.”