Until we begin to hold every elite accountable, this country will not move forward – Amaechi

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has said that for the country to move forward, every politician and elite must be held accountable.

He spoke on Tuesday at the 2022 World Press Freedom Day organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom capital

He described the elites as being the problem of the country.

“Until we begin to hold every politician, every elite accountable, this country won’t move forward,” he said.

“The problem of the country is not the poor man in Akwa Ibom or Rivers; it is not the poor man in the south-east or in the north. It is you and I, the elite.

“Why you hear restructuring and restructuring every time is because the elites’ consensus on sharing (the resources) is disappearing; it’s because there is nothing to share again because we are broke.

“The problem facing this country is caused by the elite, including you.”