Nigeria’s Controversial Transport Minister Will Likely Run For President Touting the Success of New Chinese-Built Railways

Nigeria’s high-profile and rather controversial transportation minister Rotimi Amaechi is under mounting pressure from political allies to run for president in the upcoming election scheduled for 2023.

And if he does run, there are indications he’s going to put new Chinese-financed and constructed infrastructure like the Lagos-to-Ibadan standard gauge railway at the center of his campaign.

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