2023: Only God Can Tell Who Will Become Nigeria’s President – Amaechi

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has denied claims that he’s being prepared to be Nigeria’s next president.

Amaechi denied the claim while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme.

“I am still the Minister for Transportation and only God can tell who will be the President of Nigeria in 2023,” the 58-year-old Minister said during the programme.

Speaking on the Kano-Maradi (Niger Republic) rail project, the minister said it will cost the Nigerian government $1.9bn.

“The project is going to cost us $1.9bn and we will source it from mostly Europe,” the former Rivers Governor added, noting, however, that the government is yet to secure the loan.

“We are about concluding it,” Amaechi said.

He, however, failed to state how long it would take Nigeria to repay the loan. According to him, it is not within the jurisdiction of his ministry but noted that the railway project will commence on Tuesday.

“That is the responsibility of the Ministry of Finance. When we would pay; what are the terms of agreement for the loan and all that would be the responsibility of the Ministry of Finance,” the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain said.

“So, that question can be directed to the Minister for Finance. For us in Transportation, our job is to work with the Ministry of Finance to procure the loan and commence construction and we think we would commence construction on Tuesday.”