If You Are Poor, You Have No Business In Nigerian Politics- Ex Minister
Mr. Ogunlewe stated this on Friday during an interview on Channels Television.
He was responding to the speculation that the party delegates may be bought over with money by candidates contesting the forthcoming PDP national chairmanship election.
Mr. Ogunlewe, a former senator and a former minister of works, is backing Bode George for the election.
Mr. George has been the PDP deputy national chairman, South.
“Oh, that is politics!” the former minister said when asked about the possibility of the candidates enticing the delegates with money to switch their support.
“A poor person does not participate in politics,” he said.
“A poor person has no business in politics. A poor man cannot win an election in Nigeria; how would you campaign? If you are poor, stay in your house,” he said again.
Mr. Ogunlewe repeated the remark twice, which prompted his interviewer to ask him if he reckoned that the candidates would indeed buy over delegates.
“No, no, no, they would not buy, but it is not going to be on empty hands,” the former minister responded.
He added, “You don’t play politics on empty stomach.”
Mr. Ogunlewe explained why he was supporting Mr. George, saying the later had sacrificed a lot for the development of the party.
“He had the opportunity he would have made himself a minister, but he gave it to me. And he has
given it to six of us in Lagos state alone.
“He had the opportunity of being an ambassador, but he refused. He also refused to be a gubernatorial aspirant,” Mr. Ogunlewe said of Mr. George.
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