Speaking at the 8th edition of the Futures Award Africa,
organized by the Futures Project in Port Harcourt, where 16
enterprising young Africans won awards in different
categories, Amaechi said: "The reason why political office
holders continue to embezzle resources meant for the
development of the people is because when they embezzle
resources nothing is done to them.
"The only way you can stop corrupt officers from bringing
down Nigeria is to stone them and chase them out of office.
"The office of political officer holders in Nigeria is so
comfortable that leaders don't want to leave office without
accumulating as much wealth as they can to maintain their
newly acquired expensive lifestyle after office.
"But unfortunately the funds embezzled and resources
mismanaged are for the citizens of Nigeria and not for a
selected few political office holders.
"Chasing corrupt leaders away from office means that we
are close to a revolution. Ironically the attitude of the youth
to corrupt leaders says embezzle all that you can, so that
when it gets to our turn we will embezzle ours," Amaechi
said.
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