PDP Senator from Bayelsa and CEO of Silverbird group of companies, Ben Murray Bruce has called for the creation of a ‘ Minister of Commonsense’ because ‘ people in government do dumb things.’
According to the Cable, the Senator spoke during an interview with Peace Hyde on ‘My Worst Day in Business’.
“A lot of people in government do dumb things. I’ve told successive presidents in this country to appoint a minister of common sense.
“The minister of common sense will not have a budget. All the minister would do is to think about Nigeria and find solutions to the problems of Nigeria without thinking about enriching himself.”
He also spoke about his life and said he never dreamt of being a politician.
He said: “I didn’t plan my life, when I was in the university, I thought I would get a PhD in political science because I loved political science and history.
“It never occurred to me that I would get into media, entertainment or pageants. My whole life has been an accident. I didn’t know I’d be a senator or try to be a governor.”