Ex Sports Minister Defects To APC
Nigeria’s former Minister of Sports, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi,
yesterday declared that he is now a member of the All Progressive
Congress.
In a recent sit down with reporters in Illorin, Kwara State, he said
that his move was helped by the fact that APC were the only political
party in the country that could offer the nation a credible political
future.
He also told Nigerians to demand for change from their elected
officers and show more interest in political decisions taken by the
elected officers.
Abdullahi said: “The question you should ask yourself is whether
you are better off today than you were six years ago; whether the
education your children receive today is better than what they received
six years ago and whether the health services available to you is better
than what was obtainable six years ago?
“If you conclude that they are better, then there is no need for
you to change, but if like many of us, you face the reality that they
are not, then you will understand why we say that we need a change.
“I have served both at the state and national level and I am
convinced now that I should be more involved in contributing to solving
problems, not just writing about them (problems) again and that is why I
am now a full member of the APC.
“Yes, I used to see myself as a technocrat and it was strategic
because I needed to have an environment to perform the job I was given
without necessarily becoming political or promoting myself because
whether as a commissioner or minister, I was only there by the
recommendation of my bosses and I needed to do the work assigned to me
without failing.
“However, I also discovered that much as that gave me the
opportunity to perform, the truth also was that it became a limitation
in some ways because when the decisions are to be made which would
affect the people, technocrats are not allowed to be in such gathering.
They are only called upon to implement the decisions and even in doing
that, he has to be careful because it may affect the fortunes of the
politician.”
Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi was the former Sports Minister before the
hiring of present Sports Minister, Danagogo. He served under the
Jonathan administration.
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