There is disquiet in the House of House of Representatives yesterday as members of the opposition led by the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN rejected gifts sent to them by President Goodluck Jonathan.
It was confirmed that the gifts, a six-yard local textile named Festac Wax, were distributed yesterday to all the three hundred and sixty members of the House through the office of the first lady, Dame Patience in commemoration of the May 29 Democracy Day.
The opposition lawmakers especially from Lagos clearly told the contractor who undertook the distribution of the cloths yesterday that they were not in need of the gifts.
It was gathered that they were particularly irked when they saw the bold picture of President Goodluck Jonathan embossed on the cloths.
Many of them also reportedly chastised their aides who signed and collected the materials on their behalf.
They also complained that there was nothing for them to celebrate about Nigeria's democracy especially under the current disposition.
However, the development was different from that of their colleagues from the PDP and other opposition parties like All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and the Labor Party (LP).
Those in the Senate were also said to have accepted the gifts without rancor.
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