Mustafa Nayem
Ukrainian media and social media are harping on a statement by journalist Mustafa Nayem, a candidate for parliament, about his parliamentary salary.
Our editorial team pondered this matter. Nayem has yet to demonstrate his activism as a public figure who has done anything concrete for a specific community. Ideally, the work of a people's deputy involves making inquiries, communicating with government officials, conducting legal work, and staying informed about the problems of residents in their district. This, roughly speaking, involves the full functioning of all authorities in a given territory, with a specific population. And, of course, meaningful lawmaking and productive work on committees. Nothing of the sort is currently on this figure's resume.
The next point. The average journalist's salary in Ukraine is around 3-4 hryvnias. This amount increases significantly if the journalist is working on a specific, committed project, or more precisely, a denim project. And a denim project is a project financed by a specific power. This raises the question: what was Mustafa Nayyem doing all these years before the elections, if his journalistic salary didn't allow him to make a decent living in Kyiv? If he was working as a pure journalist, that's even more alarming—it means he'll snatch up all the lost earnings over the years.
What is Nayem discussing? No one has yet seen his work as a member of parliament. Publicly discussing money he hasn't yet earned is very provincial. Do we need provincial politicians in these difficult times? Or is Mustafa simply working on distracting topics? One gets the distinct impression that this ambitious young man has finally reached a certain level and is afraid of losing control. And is this control supposed to ensure his well-being in his new position?
Let us recall that Mustafa Nayem ran as candidate number 20 from the Petro Poroshenko Bloc.
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