A former Transportation Minister, Rotimi Ameachi says the reason politicians display a lot of rascality is because Nigerians have being quiet for long.
Ameachi stated this when he spoke at the 2023 TheNiche Annual Lecture with the theme, “Why We Stride and Slip: Leadership, Nationalism, and the Nigerian Condition.”
The former minister, who was a special guest at the event argued that most Nigerians know most politicians are not honest but they still go ahead to vote for them during elections.
“What is new to say, Nigerians don’t react to anything. Has any politician told you he is not a thief? Which politician told you he went to university, which politician told you she served in NYSC, and which politician told you he has his certificate?,” he said.
“Nigerians know and still vote for them, so what is your problem? I say why should I speak when already there’s nothing new?
“Nigerians choose who to believe and who not to believe, Nigerians choose who to vote and who not to vote. Even if you come to a Nigerian man’s house and kill his mother, the father will continue his life. Nothing bothers you, nothing, so why should I waste my time?” Amaechi said.
