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Nigerian Minister Blames “Selfish Lawmakers” for Jeoparidizing Chinese Railway Loans

by Eric Olander
File photo of Nigerian Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi. PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP

Nigeria’s outspoken Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi accused lawmakers in the House of Representatives of being “selfish” for launching a probe into a 2018 Chinese loan agreement.

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