Ogun State lawmaker fades out during senate sessions to hide his inability to speak simple English
Nothing can be more unmusical, more disconcerting and uncouth than having a bona fide illiterate dole laws unto his more cultivated peers. Therefore, if truly, Senator Kashamu Buruji of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), can neither read nor write; if truly he lacks the ability to articulate reason and express himself in the language of the hallowed chambers of Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber, then he lacks the finer aspects of manhood and citizenship required to be part of the nation’s Eighth National Assembly. The senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District has been in the news for the wrong reasons. Recently, his political career suffered setback when the courts nullified his election and ordered reruns in some areas of his constituency. However, nothing could be more shameful to the embattled senator and his loyalists than his inability to participate convincingly during senate sessions. At the recently concluded screening of ministerial nominees for instance, not a few people were flabbergasted by Senator Buruji’s inability to contribute to the discourse or at least feign participation in the exercise. Buruji’s apathy to the process has been attributed to his illiteracy and lack of confidence in his abilities as a legislator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Pundits alleged that he keeps quiet during senate sessions because he lacks the requisite academic qualifications and ideological constitution to make meaningful and progressive inputs to the discourse.
A lot of his hangers-on were particularly disappointed that he was discomfortingly quiet while ministerial nominee from Ogun State, Kemi Adeosun, was screened by his colleagues.
Senator Kashamu also made the headlines recently, for his inability to cope with the inflammation of his debts and weekly bills. It is an open secret that the he is currently mired in a multi-billion naira debt scandal, N8,292,432,322.67 billion to be precise; consequently, the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) moved to take over all his asset.
