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AFTER A DECADE IN NIGERIA! I still get shocked with people bowing to powerful crooks and laughing at the weak, says Portuguese CEO
The Portuguese Honorary Consul in Nigeria, Pedro F. Hipolito, has said Nigerian culture idolises power and gives room for the weak to be trampled on.
Hipolito, who described himself as a Portuguese born in Mozambique on his Twitter handle, @PedroHipolito, says seeing Nigerians kowtowing to “powerful crooks” still shocks him.
The Portuguese cited the example of a former Prime Minister in his country that was arrested and prosecuted for failing to explain his wealth.
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He wrote on Twitter,
In my experience, Nigerian culture idolizes power and despises weakness.
After a decade I still get shocked with people bowing to powerful crooks and joking and laughing at weak / suffering people or animals.
But then run to church every Sunday…Several cultures, including my own, respect and protect the weak particularly those that are suffering. And a former prime minister of Portugal was arrested for failing to explain where his wealth and expensive lifestyle comes from.
In Portugal and in most European countries anyone with relevant signs of wealth – from unclear origins- will be investigated by the press and the judiciary system. And at least be socially penalised.
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