Nigerian politicians only patriotic while in office – Oby Ezekwesili

Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has said that Nigerian politicians are lone patriotic erstwhile they are successful bureau but go ‘predators’ aft leaving office.

Ezekwesili said this on Monday during a unrecorded quality successful an interrogation connected Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’.

She lamented that successful office, politicians detest disapproval of mediocre governance they were offering to Nigerians and tag immoderate professional arsenic an force of the country.

The Founder of School of Politics, Policy, and Governance besides decried that repeated electoral rhythm successful Nigeria had led to illness of quality dignity and the worth of life.

She added that Nigerians should not absorption connected the 2027 wide elections astatine the moment, but connected the existent authorities of the country.

The ex-minister called for Nigerians to ballot for themselves arsenic the existent enactment of the state has led to important degradation among the citizens.

“The Nigeria conception is orphaned, and it’s lone loved by the radical I telephone predators of patriotism. When they are successful office, they are patriotic astir Nigeria but extracurricular of bureau they are not patriotic.

“If you see the benignant of hollowing retired of the Nigeria authorities that we person experienced successful the past mates of years, past you should cognize that we are sleepwalking. It’s astir similar we’re successful denial.

“I bash not deliberation that the astir i...