Former Nigeria’s Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has launched a scathing attack on the National Assembly, accusing lawmakers of reducing themselves to mere cheerleaders for the executive arm of government.
Dalung, a lawyer and political activist, described the legislature as “Emi Lokan Choristers,” alleging that members no longer even pretend to exercise independence in their constitutional role.
“Once they see their grandfather walking into the chambers, they rise to their feet and start singing. The excitement they display would require a psychologist to examine,” Dalung said. He mocked what he hears them chant as, “On your dollar we shall stand, on your dollar we shall stand on,” suggesting their total submission to the presidency.
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According to him, the Assembly now approves every executive proposal “even before it is conceived.” He rated their performance as minus 10 out of 100, insisting that lawmakers have acted solely in their own interest rather than in service to Nigerians.
In furtherance, citing Chapter Two of the Nigerian Constitution, which defines the welfare of citizens as the essence of governance, Dalung argued that the laws passed so far have strangulated the masses instead of improving their lives. He warned that beginning January 2026, Nigerians will start paying a 5% tax on every litre of fuel, a move he said would unleash “a torrent of economic hardship.”
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Dalung questioned why Nigerians are not resisting the impending burden. In his view, the people remain traumatized by the political outcome of May 29, 2023, when President Bola Tinubu was sworn in.
“That day was an automatic release of trauma on the people. It brought everyone down—mentally, physically, and socially. Nigerians suffered a calamity and have not been able to recover,” he said.
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