Former Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, has criticized Nigerians, asserting that they often display a lack of reaction to various issues.
During a widely circulated video, Amaechi addressed an event in Lagos State. This marked his first significant public appearance since the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections, in which he finished behind Bola Tinubu, ultimately emerging as the winner in the presidential poll.
Discussing allegations of certificate forgery, Amaechi remarked that politicians seldom deny engaging in fraudulent activities like forging school or NYSC certificates, yet Nigerians still vote for such politicians.
Amaechi expressed his concern that substantial matters that would typically prompt mass protests in other places are generally overlooked by Nigerians, who, in his view, tend not to take these issues seriously.
“Nigerians don’t react to anything. Has any politician told you he is not a thief? You are shouting ‘forgery’; forgery, Which politician told you he didnt forge? Which politician told you they 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’s your problem? No, tell me, what’s your problem? Tell me, why should I speak when there’s already nothing new?
“Nothing bothers Nigerians, so why should I waste my time? I chose to stay in the house quietly. I chose not to speak again because Nigerians will do nothing.
“Nigerians are committing suicide. Instead of finding solutions to your problems, you’re committing suicide.
“I’m praying for you every day that you should continue to commit suicide so that by the time I wake up one day, all of you have died so that I can now reap the benefits of your death by taking those things.”
