Prime Minister, Tu’ilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, has described people who dump rubbish everywhere, including motorists throwing rubbish on the road, as “idiots.”
Such “idiots,” according to the Prime Minister, should be charged and fined.
He has also hit out at motorists who blame car accidents on break failure, saying it is their “stupidity” that causes accidents.
Prime Minister Tuilaepa made the comments during a press conference last week.
Firstly though, he called on members of the public to take responsibility about keeping Samoa clean. With the Small Islands Developing States (S.I.D.S) conference a few months away, Tuilaepa said it is vital for everyone to play their part to make Samoa look neat and tidy.
“What’s happening now is that there are still idiots who eat inside their cars while driving and after they eat, they throw their rubbish on the road,” he said.
“I don’t know who they expect to clean up after them. Perhaps we should follow the example of other countries like Singapore where even a cigarette butt thrown on the side of the road would get you charged for littering."
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Tuilaepa also called on businesses in the town area to ensure their compounds and facilities are clean.
He said it was important for people to keep Samoa clean as thi s woul d be their contribution to the hosting of the conference.
“Around town there are buildings starting from the town clock going towards Taufusi, next to Ace (hardware building) where there are a lot of nails lying around,” he said.
“For other buildings, there are trees that are as tall as the buildings.
Some houses in the town area have grass growing out of the roof gutter.
“All of that should be removed and cleaned up because people from overseas will always be looking for bad things.
“They don’t always try to see the good things.”
According to the Prime Minister, Samoans should take pride in themselves by ensuring that Samoa is clean.
The Third International Conference S.I.D.S will be held from 1 to 4 September 2014 to be preceded by activities related to the conference from 28 to 30 August 2014. It is expected to bring more than 3,000 visitors to Samoa.
Meantime, Prime Minister Tuilaepa has also cautioned drivers against speeding.
Commenting about a recent crash at Lalovaea involving an Electric Power Corporation truck, Tuilaepa was not convinced that the breaks failed, as the truck driver said.
“His excuse was the brakes weren’t working,” Tuilaepa said.
“But how can you stop the car when you’re speeding at 50 to 60 miles per hour?”
The Prime Minister then reminded that “the palagi invented the gear to help you stop the car.”
Tuilaepa said he was tired of excuses, blaming accidents on brakes.
“When a taxi crashes, they say it’s the gear.
When the truck gets into an accident, they blame the brakes.
“But those are excuses to cover up for your stupidity.”
Tuilaepa said all drivers should learn how to use the breaks and the gear properly to avoid incidents like the E.P.C truck that demolished the Lalovaea pedestrian crossing two weeks ago.
“He should be charged for being a stupid driver,” Tuilaepa said.
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