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AMAECHI SPEAKS
EXTRACTS FROM AMAECHI’S ‘SCREENING’
“We redefined Governance in Rivers State”
“I believe there are resources in the Niger-Delta, that is why there is Militancy”
“I don’t like Corruption”
“I believe there are resources in the Niger-Delta, that is why there is Militancy”
“If I become the Minister for Niger Delta, the East – West Road will be first to be completed”
“The East West Road is not just for the Niger delta. It is an economic road that links to other parts of Nigeria”
“My new view is we should have a pool where each state always gets a minimum amount, with richer states adding to the pot.”
“After we visited Germany my views changed slightly. I saw Germany’s fund allocation formula.”
“I want to be a minister now, after that I want to be a Senator”
“If injustice is addressed in Nigeria, the country would not be the same”
“If legislators want the president to assign portfolios to nominees then it should be included in the constitution”
“Why people don’t invest in Nigeria is because the cost of investment is higher than the profit”
“We need to invest in Agriculture, Mining and Education and improve on the social lives of the people”
“I have never collected bribe in my life”
“We must also invest in Education; Some of our youths are unemployable”
“If we begin to punish people for actions taken, we will keep our unity”
“If we take away impunity, and allow the Governors to function, there will be no clashes between Ministers and Governors”
“As good as the former president (GEJ) might have been, I don’t think he was suitable for the growth and development of Nigeria”
“If they send a girl to you to do something for her and you sleep with the girl, you are corrupt.”
“Corruption is very difficult to define. It is a very wide concept”
“If you offer positions to unqualified persons, you are corrupt”
“If we keep to the rule of law, allow a Governor to function as a Governor, that will be it”
“There must be consequence for actions taken by anybody”
“I was never indicted by wike panel.
“When I was the governor of River State, I didn’t see the State Commissioner of Police for my State face to face for 3 years, all the police attached to my office were withdrawn; the Director of DSS in my state always sneaked into my house in a hired tax late in the night to wisper words into my ear.”
