N700 MILLION WEBSITE: BEN BRUCE ATTACKED OVER HIS COMMENT

Sen. Ben Murray-Bruce. 

The Common Sense Advocate and Founder, Silverbird Group, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, has been receiving attacks over his twitter comment on which he seemingly threw his weight behind the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development on the ragging controversy regarding the building of the Ministry’s website for over N70 million (about $192,000). The Senator who represents Bayelsa East Senatorial Zone of Bayelsa State, South South, Nigeria and author of “A Commonsense Revolution”, had taken to his twitter handle November 12, 2017 stating that he was fine with the explanation given by the ministry of mines on the 700 million website.

The Senator was responding to the defence earlier put up by the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Kayode Fayemi Minister, to clear the air on the allegation 

According to Dr. Fayemi, the ministry acquired an integrated IT infrastructure comprising two data centres, an off-site recovery centre, civil and environmental works on the centres, running of the centres till end of first quarter 2018, training of over 225 officials locally and internationally amongst other cost components of the entire infrastructure and programme with the said sum.

 To this, Senator Murray-Bruce twitted: “I am fine with the explanation given by the ministry of mines on the 700 million website. In fact I commend them for coming out clean with the facts. That is transparency and the minister’s responsiveness is commendable,” he had twitted.

But no sooner had he twitted than attacks from his followers started coming in torrents.  His tweet attracted about 149 responses, 339 retweets, and 669 likes.

Here are some of the responses:

Haliaeetus Vocifer‏ @hazizsegunNov 12 “Thanks for this. Our senator has pulled traffic to himself by misleading us.”

Maduoma Alaoma‏ @MaduomaANov 12 “But he hasn't owned up to his fake news and propaganda yet. He said "I am fine with the explanation given by the Min on d 700m website"

Dennis.Ag‏ @denniskezehNov 12 “700million website & you're commending him? All Nigeria politicians deserve to die by hanging. The day of mass revolt is at door!”

Louissa‏ @_NaijapresidentNov 12 “Not by hanging, the rope might be fake.”

Jumah Ileyemi‏ @jileyemiNov 12 “Details of said 700million. Kindly read and educate others."

Oga @benmurraybruce Always do your findings next time before coming to public. Thank you, God blessed Nigeria.”

Nwaka uchechi‏ @NwakaucNov 12 “What explanation did he give you?? Please let us know the explanation that might make you be fine with such mismanagement of public funds, I used to respect you as one fine politician we have I think that might be in question right now.”

K.O.Obidiwe.‏ @AmeGerian01Nov 12 “That website must be 3D and capable of printing iron and steel from computer. In fact the website has made Ajokuta functional just with a click. Ndi Oshi.”

Haliaeetus Vocifer‏ @hazizsegunNov 12 “Sir. Oga Bruce got it wrong. IT infrastructure is different from website.”