A Member of the Board of Trustees of the All Progressive Party, APC and Board Chairman, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Dr Sam Sam Jaja has said that the Minister of Transportation , Hon Rotimi Amaechi is deserved another appointment in the next administration for his zeal dedication and commitment to work.
Dr Jaja spoke at the sidelines of the Minister’s 54th Birthday celebration yesterday.
He
said, He is such a character and he has a lot to offer this nation. See
what he has done especially in the rail sector . its a flag ship for
me. He will do exceedingly well if given another opportunity. Rotimi is a
great man and we need to support him.
Attesting
to his character, The APC Chieftain who poured encomiums on the
Minister also described him an accomplisher a fearless and courageous
man.
I have known him for years and i had an
encounter with him in 1991 when he was serving as legislative Assistant
to the Deputy Governor and i was Assistant Director of sports and in
charge of finance and the deputy was supervising my Boss.
We
had an issue which he was asked to investigate and his usual manner was
rash in handling the issue and my Director said ask these politicians
if they want to compromise . so i asked him, we can’t understand, what
do you expect from us?.
He looked at me
straight in the eyes and said, Oga I don’t take bribes and that was
1991. The issue resonated two years ago and People are doubting him but
it’s real, he doesn’t take bribes.
You don’t
need to take bribes to be wealthy . he has been a governor, let anyone
who he has asked for bribe come and say he has asked for bribe.
He
is a honest man and he deals with people honestly too. People don’t
like him because he is courageous to tell you what your faults are
irrespective of who you are or whose ox is gorged it s not important
to him. For him, you should do things the way its supposed to be done
for the interest of humanity.
Speaking
further, he added, in Rivers state, the testimonies are there- the
roads he built, the hospitals he built the schools he built , the
scholarships even up till now,he has raised so many Rivers state people.