governor, Rotimi Amaechi. During his screening, Rotimi
Amaechi informed the senate of his achievements while
he was the speaker of the Rivers state House of
Assembly and also as governor of the state.
Speaking on corruption, Amaechi said he is a man that
doesn't like corruption and has always stood against it
since his days as a Student Union President. He said he
finds it difficult to do what people want him to do if it
clashes with his standing principle.
He said he is unable to define corruption as it takes
various forms and that corruption does not only entail
the exchange of money. He said given positions to close
relatives who do not qualify for a job is also a form of
corruption.
He stated that there is no where he has been indicted of
being corrupt and that he has never taken bribe before.
"'If they send a girl to you to do something for her and
you sleep with the girl, you are corrupt.' he said
Amaechi said he was very vocal as a president of the
Nigerian Governors Forum because he believed that he
needed to fight for the rights of Nigerians. Amaechi
suggested that he will become a senator after he is
made minister.
He said he believed in APC and the change it has
promised. According to him, Power and Executive
impunity has been checked since APC came into power.
On how to reduce unemployment, Amaechi said
investing in Agriculture and Technology is a major way
of providing job opportunities in Nigeria. He also said
that peace is a key factor to improving employment
base in Nigeria.
On how APC took PDP out of power, he said they were
able to inform Nigerians that there was massive
corruption in system and that things needed to change.
He spoke on how Federal might affected him while he
was governor. He narrated how for three years he had a
rocky relationship with his state commissioner of police
and the state director of DSS.
He advocated for punishment for defaulters in the
Nigerian system. He was asked to take a bow and go
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