Uproar Over Lagos Council Boss’ N650,000 ‘Aso-Ebi’ For 50th Birthday Party ….I’m Not Forcing Anyone To Buy Aso-Ebi—Celebrant Samiat Bada

Residents of Ikosi-Ketu area of Lagos have expressed their displeasure on the way and manner the Chairperson of the Ikosi-Isheri Local Council Development Authority (LCDA) of Lagos State, Princess Samiat Abolanle Bada, was going about her planned 50th birthday celebration by introducing an Aso-Ebi attire worth N650,000 while the masses were still grappling with the effect of petrol subsidy removal by the federal government, which has increased almost the price of all commodities across the country.

This is even as a group named ‘Concerned Ikosi-Isheri LCDA Residents’ had reportedly filed a petition against the Chairperson of Ikosi-Isheri LCDA for allegedly selling N650,000 worth of fabric for her upcoming Golden Jubilee birthday bash.

An online medium had reported that the group accused the council boss of making it compulsory for councillors, supervisors, and workers of the LCDA to buy the expensive birthday Aso-Ebi.

A resident of Ketu named Ola Daniels, who spoke to LEADERSHIP, stated that though the LCDA Chairperson has done well for herself and has been progressive in her work, she should have been sensitive to the mood of Nigerians and particularly residents of her domain.

He noted that selling an Aso-Ebi fabric of N650,000 was outrageous considering the economic situation of the people she has been called to serve.

“As a public servant, it is really in bad taste that Princess Samiat Bada wants to have a birthday bash in this time and season and request that anyone who will attend must buy the N650,000 Aso-Ebi. This is unethical and not right even in a democratic setting. She should retrace her steps, beat down her price of Aso-Ebi, and reflect on the sufferings of the people under her watch,” said Mr Daniel, a media consultant.

Source: Leadership