Speaking at a tribute event for Nelson Mandela in Lagos on Friday,
Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi said the reason political office
holders steal is because citizens let them.
"Even the musicians, you're singing about us, the leaders? If you see a
thief and you allow him to be stealing, what do you do? You have stoned
nobody that's why we are stealing. Who have you stoned? We came out and
you started dancing, the oil subsidy, we told you they stole
N2.3trillion, what did you do? Instead you're protesting. The oil
subsidy that is not reaching the poor, few individuals are going away
with the money, you have done nothing, you are mourning Madiba, 95
years.
