So are politicians simply trying to do the best they can or are they
unmerited conduits for the public’s hatred and loathing? Here are six
reasons why, when it comes down to it, we really shouldn’t trust
them at all.
They Really Don’t Understand The Electorate
Time and time again politicians say they’re one of us yet so
frequently they show how ignorant and out of touch they are. Whilst
they live a life of generous salaries, munificent expenses, multiple
home and gold-plated pensions (to name but a few), the rest of the
country is being crippled by debt, poverty, employment uncertainty
and financial insecurity. But we’re all in together. Apparently.
They’re Only In It For Themselves
Politicians are civil servants so should therefore put the rights and
interests of the people ahead of their own, right? Well, not always. In
fact, sometimes you have to ask yourselves why they make all the
promises they do because constantly breaking them or letting the
voters down leaves egg on their face and grovelling apologies on
their lips.
They’re The Biggest Fraudsters Of All
Politicians are always keen to clamp down on benefit cheats and
fraudsters exploiting the system – yet they seem to be the biggest
culprits of all. The expenses scandal was a recent and deliciously
ironic example of a serious pot-calling-kettle-black debacle. It made
them look bad, it made them look stupid, and it made them look like
hypocrites. And let’s not forget how many of them, erm,
accidentally forget to pay tax on salaries, savings and properties.
These supposed law makers are very often law breakers.
They Can Never Give A Straight Answer
Without doubt, politicians are good at dodging, avoiding or just
blatantly not answering questions. In fact, they’re the undisputed
masters at it. When a simple yes or no would suffice, skilled
politicos will make a seemingly answerable question totally
unanswerable. And it doesn’t reflect them in a good light. In fact, it
makes them look more like the liars and deceivers a lot people
already believe them to be. Jeremy Paxman’s interview with
Michael Howerd has gone down in the annals of interviewing
history, and rightly so – it’s a master class in political subterfuge.
Anything To Get Elected
The bottom line seems to be that politicians will promise the world
and his dog to get your vote but when they’re actually in office
they’ve always got an excuse not to fulfil that promise. The system
is slow, there’s too much bureaucracy, their hands are tied. Or is it
simply they’ll do and say anything to get in power?
In Any Other Job, You’d Be Fired
Can you think of any employer other than Whitehall and local
government bodies that lets its employees get away with so much?
Expenses fiddled, taxes dodged, lies told, incompetence delivered on
an epic scale – and yet they’ve always got an excuse, someone to
vouch for them, an answer to defend their actions. Such
indefensible incompetence in any other job will guarantee a swift
delivery of their P45. If you’re a politician, it seems you have carte
blanche to get away with anything. To trot out those old political
chestnuts, they’ve very clear about their position and lessons have
been learned.
Indisputable proof, I’m sure you’ll agree, that politicians should
never be trusted, not even if you see them in an election
commercial, lighting up the screen with their false smiles and empty
promises.
Can you think of any other good reasons why you shouldn’t trust a
politician?

Change is imminent but we should also believe that is only Allah that can change Nigeria

Nobody ever trust politicians

Guy, you can't give all the reasons in a day. The bottom- line is DON'T TRUST ANY ONE WHO RESEMBLE A POLITICIAN especially in Nigerian context. They are very dangerous to cooperate existence!