Quote from Ndubuisi Ekekwe on August 30, 2021, 8:47 PM

Nigeria's transport minister, Rotimi Amaechi, spoke to Daily Trust, and was quoted thus: “They did not hide it; but here, if you are stealing, it is done quietly." That is a poor line for his party. Stealing is stealing whether "quietly" or "loudly".

“The first legacy, as a former chairman of the Governors Forum, I want Nigerians to be honest; can you openly take money in this government? I am not saying whether we are corrupt or not. Let us assume we are corrupt, can you openly take money from this government? In the past governments, what happened? You can take money in the streets,” the minister said in the interview.

“Corruption was so pervasive that nobody was talking about it. It was not hidden that people completely and openly displayed their wealth. Most of those who did that had nothing to do to show for it. They did not have a carpentry shop, but they were billionaires.

“They did not hide it; but here, if you are stealing, it is done quietly. I am not saying it is good, it is a sin punishable. In the previous government, you could steal and you won’t be caught. If you were caught, there won’t be consequences. But in this government, if you steal there are consequences.”