"I am not corrupt and I don't like money" - Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi
Minister of Transportation and immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, said this in an interview with Channels TV. When asked whether he is corrupt, Amaechi said;
"Is my honesty in doubt? I have told Nigerians and I repeat to Nigerians today I am not corrupt and I don't like money. I am not one swayed by money. I have lived a character that most Nigerians can tell you. I try as much as possible not to annoy God by saying I am honest. But with all modesty, I am a honest Nigerian and there are very few honest Nigerians." On why people keep having the impression that he's corrupt, Amaechi replied; "When did that impression start? Nyesom Wike becomes the governor. He takes documents from Government house that people cant read, and says oh, we sold Gas turbines and disappeared with the money. He set up a panel of inquiry? Publish the report." When asked whether he thinks the corruption angle came because he led the campaign organization of President Buhari, "When you talk about the PDP angle, they are bitter that we fought and led the movement against the former government and PDP, and we were successful to have removed them from power. If I was corrupt, why didn't President Goodluck prosecute me? The fight between Goodluck and Rivers state government or myself lasted for two years, Amaechi said:
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Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, today shared a story of how a senior government official went to the UK to meet with President Buhari to attend to some documents but he was turned back for undermining the office of the acting president, Yemi Osinbajo. Garba shared the story this in an interview with Channels TV when he spoke “Let me tell you a story. I am aware that a senior official had gone to President Buhari in the UK with some documents for him to deal with and the president said: ‘no, I won’t. The man responsible for the country is in Abuja, go back to him" Garba added that it is disrespectful to the acting president for anyone to say Osinbajo is being undermined by some government officials. On the assumption that some government officials are more loyal to President Buhari since he appointed them into office, Shehu said “Anybody who says that doesn't understand the implications of the Constitution of th...
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