{"id":112288,"date":"2024-03-04T20:57:23","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T19:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/its-unfortunate-ex-minister-faults-tinubus-remark-on-bribe-seeking-officials"},"modified":"2024-03-04T23:21:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T22:21:52","slug":"its-unfortunate-ex-minister-faults-tinubus-remark-on-bribe-seeking-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/its-unfortunate-ex-minister-faults-tinubus-remark-on-bribe-seeking-officials","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019s unfortunate\u2019 \u2013 Ex-minister faults Tinubu\u2019s remark on bribe-seeking officials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Osita Chidoka, a former Minister of Aviation, has described President Bola Tinubu\u2019s comment on Nigeria\u2019s bribe seeking officials as unfortunate.<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu had during a meeting in Qatar told investors to report any Nigerian official asking them for a bribe.<\/p>\n<p>However, reacting to the statement on Channels Television\u2019s current affairs show, Sunday Politics, Chidoka accused Tinubu of demarketing Nigeria in the eyes of investors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an unfortunate statement. I was embarrassed that the President was continuing Buhari\u2019s type of demarketing of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are many Nigerians who will not ask you for bribe. The people who will probably ask for bribe are in the minority. The job of the President is to sell Nigeria, to be the chief salesperson of the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t really blame the President. I blame the inability of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Information for the theme of the government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government has to have a theme like we are pro-investment, and we want to attract foreign exchange. Our mission is to deodorise Nigeria, to tell a good story about Nigeria, Africa\u2019s rising narrative, and to say that this change of government is a new mandate that tells how Nigeria has been able to sustain democracy for going to 25 years now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Osita Chidoka, a former Minister of Aviation, has described President Bola Tinubu\u2019s comment on Nigeria\u2019s bribe seeking officials as unfortunate. Tinubu had during a meeting in Qatar told investors to report any Nigerian official asking them for a bribe. 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