We didn’t promise to fix Nigeria problems in one year — Amaechi

Former Director-General of the campaign organisation of President Muhammadu Buhari during 2015 general election, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, who is the present Minister of Transportation, has said that Nigerians should wait till end of four-year term of the present administration before they complain of its low level of performance, adding that the All Progressives Congress (APC) government did not promise to fix Nigeria’s problem within a year.

Speaking at the North-Central edition of Town Hall meeting organised by the Ministry of Information in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Monday, Amaechi said though the Federal Government had heard the cries of Nigerians, people had to wait till the end of the four years mandate given to the administration before they could judge whether the government had performed or not.

“We did not promise you that those challenges will be solved in one year. If we promise you that those challenges would be solved in one year, it means it’s a one year mandate you gave us and not four-year mandate, so wait till the end of four years before you can crucify us,” he said.

While giving stewardship of his ministry, the minister said the failure of the National Assembly to approve the Federal Government’s borrowing plan for railway projects was holding the government back, urging the people from the zone to prevail on the National Assembly to approve the loan.

He said the loan, if accessed, would enable the Federal Government to embark on the revitalisation of rail projects which would create more jobs for Nigerians.