Nigerians have taken to social media to react to Sen. Ben Murray-Bruce (PDP – Bayelsa East) pulling out of the race to return to the senate in 2019.
Murray-Bruce had made the announcement in a Facebook post on Monday evening.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senator had cited a rotational arrangement in the senatorial district for his decision to quit the race.
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But many commentators accused the Ben Bruce of lying over the reason for his withdrawal, saying he was rejected by his constituents.
Read comments monitored on Twitter:
.@benmurraybruce LIED!
His people REJECTED him. If he was respecting the rotational arrangement why did he purchase the form to run for @OfficialPDPNig primaries to return to @NGRSenate
FACTS are SACRED 👇
Your people have more common sense than the common sense advocate!👇 pic.twitter.com/y7oh3c55I8
— Káyọ̀dé Ògúndámisí (@ogundamisi) October 1, 2018
Don’t stay far away and say what you don’t know. There are 3 LGAs in his senatorial district and there has been a standing zoning arrangment that the senatorial seat will rotate amongst the 3 LGAs for just a single term. Ben Bruce just adhered to the standing zoning arrangement.
— Don Barzini (@DonBarziniii) October 1, 2018
Ben Bruce will not be returning to the senate because his constituents are tired of his multiple personality disorder.
— Daddy D.O🇳🇬 (@DOlusegun) October 1, 2018
Ben Bruce can now return to Silverbird and concentrate all his energy on repaying the N11billion debt his company owes to AMCON and the Nigerian people
— Daddy D.O🇳🇬 (@DOlusegun) October 1, 2018
1.Barnabas Gemade
2. Hunkuyi
3. Dino
4 .Ben bruce
☝These guys are among the Senators that stuck their head out for Saraki during the defections toga. Today they are facing their constituent 2 give account & it's being a sad result they have been getting
Politics is local pic.twitter.com/3B7ya2PDGe
— ℰ𝒉𝑖𝑥 (@Ehix07) October 1, 2018
Flash: Ben Bruce withdraws from senatorial race.
The Senator abandoned his ambition to represent the Bayelsa East Senatorial District following widespread rejection of his candidacy by the stakeholders of the district.
One down
— Lawal Olanrewaju (@Lanrryb90) October 1, 2018
Ben Bruce successfully wasted 4 years in the senate contributing next to nothing save twitter rants.
Apparently he's not going to have a second term.
Bye Ben…..Bye
— Dr. Bamisaye Victor (@sirveto) October 1, 2018
Ben Bruce withdraws from Senatorial race???
Why? Common sense is leaving the red chamber😭
— Adeolu (@Atis_TM) October 1, 2018
Ben Bruce down
Suleiman Hunkuyi down
How many more to go? #NonReturningSenators
— Bankole Akintunde Adebayo (@AdeBanqie) October 1, 2018
https://twitter.com/Kelvin_Odanz/status/1046864223106674689
Nigerian Politics is like Dark Magic. The more you look, the less you see..
If you believe that Ben Bruce pulled out of Senatorial race just like that, then you can believe anything…
— KNOXPETE (@KNOXTAINMENT) October 1, 2018
Buhari too is a failure but is refusing to surrender. Unlike Ben Bruce that with Dignity has Withdrawn from his ambition. Would your lifeless Buhari do that for the sake of democracy?
— JEREMY FRANKSON (@jerryfrankson) October 1, 2018