{"id":83907,"date":"2021-07-21T11:21:06","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T10:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=83907"},"modified":"2021-07-21T11:21:06","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T10:21:06","slug":"nigerians-should-learn-dino-melaye-reacts-as-ghanaians-reject-bags-of-rice-from-politician","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/nigerians-should-learn-dino-melaye-reacts-as-ghanaians-reject-bags-of-rice-from-politician\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerians should learn \u2013 Dino Melaye reacts as Ghanaians reject bags of rice from politician"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Senator Dino Melaye, who represented Kogi West Senatorial District at the 8th National Assembly has urged Nigerian youths to grow up and stop selling their votes to politicians.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\nThe Senator made the call in a post via his Instagram account while reacting to a video of Ghanaian youths rejecting bags of rice from a politician.<\/div>\n<div>\nThe angry Youths of Damongo town in Ghana were seen rejecting the bags of rice sent to them by NPP politician, Samuel Abu Jinapors, who represents their constituency in the country\u2019s parliament.<\/div>\n<div>\nThe Youths also took turns to carry the bags of rice back into the Hilux that brought them, while instructing the Politician to immediately leave the vicinity with his goods.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>They were also chanting \u201cWe need jobs and not bags of rice.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>\nReacting, Maleye wondered if the same incident can ever occur in Nigeria.<\/div>\n<div>\nHe further noted that Nigerian youths needed to grow up and equally learn from Ghanaian youths.<\/div>\n<div>\n\u201cGhanaian youths rejecting free bags of rice from politicians and demanding for job creation.<\/div>\n<div>\n\u201cCan this happen in Nigeria? To be honest, Nigerian youths needs to grow up,\u201d he wrote.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Dino Melaye, who represented Kogi West Senatorial District at the 8th National Assembly has urged Nigerian youths to grow up and stop selling their votes to politicians. 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