Senator Ben
Murray-Bruce has stated that Nigerians are not criminals but instead they are
hardworking people, noting specifically that himself and his followers are not
criminals.
Murray-Bruce the
senator representing Bayelsa East constituency was reacting to a statement
credited to President Muhammadu Buhari by The Telegraph UK.
Buhari during an
interview with The Telegraph said: 'Some Nigerians claim is that life is too
difficult back home, but they have also made it difficult for Europeans and
Americans to accept them because of the number of Nigerians in prisons all over
the world accused of drug trafficking or human trafficking,' he told The
Telegraph.
'I don't think
Nigerians have anybody to blame. They can remain at home, where their services
are required to rebuild the country.'
'We have an image
problem abroad and we are on our way to salvage that,' he said.
In response to Buhari's
statement, the self-styled Common Sense Advocate, said all Nigerians are not
criminals, adding that, Buhari's statement will 'negatively affect your ability
to get jobs and opportunity abroad'.
Writing on Twitter,
Murray-Bruce also took a dig at Rotimi Amaechi saying: 'Your own minister spent
₦80 million on a one day dinner, yet it is your citizens you accuse of being
criminals #IAmANigerianNotACriminal'
It would be recalled
that Amaechi, former governor of Rivers state was accused of spending
N82million to host nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka
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