Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State has ruled out the possibility of having a violent revolution in the country. Amaechi made this assertion in Ekiti State on Saturday at the second Nigeria Symposium for Young and Emerging Leaders.
The symposium, which was organised by The Future Project had in attendance, Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi, Prof. Pat Utomi, Chief Executive Officer of Sahara Group, Mr. Tonye Cole, representative of Delta State Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, among others.
Governor Amaechi said many Nigerians had become used to suffering rather than pushing for a change. According to him, Nigeria has experienced worse situations than what led to revolution in some other countries. The governor said he was sure that those who gathered to protest against the removal of oil subsidy in January 2012 would flee immediately the President drafted soldiers to the Freedom Park in Lagos and other states to quell the uprising.
His words: “Yes, revolution can happen outside Nigeria. But here, I do not think so. Tell me what happened in Sudan, Libya, Zimbabwe and other countries that have not happened here. Our elasticity has no limit. You do not pray for electricity to be regular but you know that some Nigerians pray ‘God, let the light be stable today.’ We pray without working to solve our problems and we think God will do what we are supposed to do for us.”
Its such a shame!
Mr Governor Ameachi,you have spoken the truth. That is the mentality of Nigerians for you. But we Prayer a generation of fearless Nigerians will emerge.