‘I didn’t join politics … to solve Nigeria’s problems’ – Rotimi Amaechi
Nigeria’s transportation minister, Rotimi Amaechi, has said he did not join politics because he wanted to ‘solve Nigeria’s problems.’
In 2007, he contested and won the party’s governorship ticket even though Celestine Omehia was declared the party’s flagbearer. The PDP won the election and Mr Omehia was sworn in as governor. While recounting his political journey in the interview, Mr Amaechi lamented the poor representation of the people by political officeholders.
While Mr Amaechi condemned the representation of disadvantaged Nigerians by the political class, he has, at least on one occasion, used his office to deny disadvantaged Nigerians opportunities they would have otherwise benefited from.how Mr Amaechi and some top officials in the current administration cornered scholarship slots meant to be open to all eligible Nigerians.
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