Former minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has lamented that the
country’s wealth has been in the pocket of an influential few and
called for politicians to invest in infrastructure to create jobs and
reduce crime.
Amaechi said Nigeria is a country without consequences, as citizens
and voters have failed to hold politicians and leaders accountable for
their actions and policies.
Speaking during a panel session at the 5th edition of the Nigeria
Symposium For Young and Emerging Leaders held in Lagos, yesterday, on
the topic, Ineffective Policies And Extreme Poverty, the former Rivers
State governor said: “I know politicians who have suddenly become
billionaires, and this is the money that should have been used to build
roads and provide amenities that could have been used to improve the
lives of citizens.
“Our politicians have to be clear about how they intend to lift people out of poverty.”
Commenting on citizen participation, the former presidential
candidate of KOWA, Prof. Remi Shonaiya, said: “We have to educate
ourselves in order to become more active, and we have to begin to
consider the greater good in our decisions.
“Most of us don’t care about what is happening in the House of
Assembly, we are much more concerned about ourselves. The focus has to
be on the people, not the government.
“But we also have to make sure that we hold our leaders accountable
to us. There’s too much personal style in the way we practice politics
in the country.”
Themed, ‘Turning the Curve, Aligning Government Policy to our
Realities,’ and hosted by media personalities- Sandra Ezekwesili and
Hero Daniels- this year’s edition emphasises youth inclusiveness in all
spheres of the political economy and encourages realistic and effective
policies for global competitiveness.
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