Lawyer and Elder Statesman, Dr Tunji Braithwaite has said that the recent wave of defections from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress show that Nigerian politicians are irresponsible and they don’t care about the interest of the masses.
In a recent interview with Rockcity 101.9 FM, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Braithwaite said “Nigerian politicians by and large are irresponsible, Nigerian politicians don’t give a damn about your interest, Nigerian politicians look… just to show you how unscrupulous they are, look at the wave of defection from PDP to APC. Soon you will find them again moving the other way. Nigerian politicians have no respect even among the people of this country.
“The fact that they purport to win election does not mean that they won; we all know what is going on. But even then, it is not difficult for any intelligent mind to see what is wrong. We are waiting to see sons and daughters of this country, well cultured from their homes who will have principle, and until you put such people in positions of authority, the country is not going to make any appreciable progress.
“So don’t tell me what Nigerian politicians want. It is quite different from what the masses, from even our generation, our educated sons and daughters even want. How can you say two-party system is what a multi-cultural, multi religious and multi-dimensional country like ours want? I mean, even there should be position for independent candidacy. It is because they simply know that they cannot toy with bright, honest, cultured young generation of Nigerians which abound across the whole country.”
On President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointments, he said “He handles anything as he feels, he has just been appointing some fellows in some appointments here and there. Let us wait and see his cabinet and his policy direction.
“No ruler in this country can get away with hegemonism. People are now much more enlightened. The younger generation would not just accept anything and put their hands behind their backs and say thank you sir. It is going to be bad for any ruler to be hegemonistic.”