2 March 2018
After close to three years of his representation, Hon. Mike Etaba, member representing Obubra/Etung federal constituency has commissioned a signpost in his constituency.
Recently after news filtered the air especially on social media that the house member commissioned a project, as a member of the constituency who has been disappointed for a very long time by his representation, I had to take the pains to find out what the MP commissioned only to be further disappointed, after realizing that he commissioned a signpost laced with photographs supporting the MP's claim of footing the hospital bills of some constituents, and visiting others to console them in different hospitals.
There is also the case of another accident victim, who according to my source, the MP met at a particular chemist shop with some bruises, only to give him a paltry sum of two thousand naira. Before you start asking me what's wrong with such a gesture of kindness, remember they are those who have done a million times better without making a news item out of it, especially when viewed against the background that he is a representative of the victims.
I am yet to see a 21th century politician who would leave so much work to be done on ground, to commission a signpost especially in an election year where every politician is doing everything to win the people's heart ahead of 2019 elections.
Little wonder his followers and immediate family members have openly labeled him a novice, failure and a good example of a bad representative.
I have no choice but to join them to say Mike Etaba is a manual on how not to be a 21st century politician.
Sooner or later, a New Obubra Is Possible.
Okan Peter
Is a Newscaster
