Former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi said political power is not served ala carte, adding that incumbent would rather kill those in opposition than let power slips away from their hold.
Amaechi said this on Monday in Abuja at a national conference on strengthening democracy in Nigeria, organised by the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre LSD), the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), the Peering Advocacy and Advancement Centre in Africa (PAACA), and the National Peace Committee (NPC).
Speaking in the capacity of a panellist, the former Rivers State governor declared that it would take a suicide mission to wrest power from the hold of those in office.
In proving his point, he went down memory lane, saying: “The only way Shekarau became governor of Kano State was because people lined up. When they asked, ‘How many people are there?’ they said, ‘Over 500,000.’ No, I won’t kill over 500,000; announce Shekarau. It happened in Ghana. Before the election of the last president, two days, a lot of us were called to intervene. Why did they do that? Because the people were ready to die. You are talking and abusing people. Nobody has power and will give it to you, not even me. If you want a pastor as president, go and get one.
“The politician is there in Nigeria to steal, maim, and kill to remain in power. If you think Tinubu will give it to you, you are wasting your time.”
