Present Minister for Transport and a former governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Amaechi, has admitted that corruption does exist in the current government, but he adds that it is in no way comparable to what was allowed during the Jonathan administration.
Speaking to journalists on Thursday at his office, he said; “Let me tell you, if we don’t win, corruption will come back automatically,” he said. “Nobody will beg it.”
He had some disparaging remarks for the opposition party calling them hungry; “They have been out for four years and they have never been out of government before; PDP never left government, so now they are hungry. Not hungry for power, in fact if you tell them that I want to keep power and I will give you money, they will say take power and give us the money,”
He also admitted that the task of getting Buhari re-elected was a difficult one especially with the perception of Nigerians towards the current government.
“It was not easy last time but it will be more difficult now. Why it would be difficult, more difficult? Expectations were too high, and a lot of people felt that we did not meet those expectations but they are not looking at what it takes to meet those expectations,” he said.
He also spoke on the corruption in the current government,
“I will nearly be a foolish man to say that there is no corruption in this government, but compare the magnitude if there is any,” he said.
“Before it was with impunity. Now there are consequences for stealing.
“For any reason we lose election, you the young ones are taking yourselves and Nigeria 10 steps backwards because the elites who left through PDP are waiting in the wind.”