Reps’ N705m donation to the poor

A well-known stock-in-trade of Nigeria’s political class is gain-induced philanthropy. Politicians solicit publicity-seeking donations to feign empathy for impoverished Nigerians. Some of such “public-spirited donors” are under investigation for financial malfeasance. Thus, some politicians try to use such philanthropic gestures to deodorise their reputation. In mid-March, House of…