I am not the only one. There is another journalist who has just completed his term as Vice Chancellor. I am talking about Professor Onabanjo who served at Lead City University. I think I am the second. But when you look at it from the angle of long stay in the media and then reaching the very top of it, I think I am the only one because I had served as the Chairman, Chief Executive of the Daily Times before coming into University administration while my colleague just had a stint with the radio before going fully into academics and later rising to become VC.

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For instance, throughout last year we had quite a number of performances such as Eniayan, a dance drama for the 2016 convocation, devised and choreographed by Mrs. Yeside Dosumu-Lawal, a dance lecturer.

I will say that 2015 was the end summer. 2016 was hard winter. 2017 is going to be hard winter as well. But the difference between 2016 and 2017 is that, we have braced ourselves for 2017. No matter what anybody say. And we have to be realistic.

MINISTER for Transportation, Mr Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, in this interview, talks about the challenges faced by the President Buhari administration and assures that the tide will turn for Nigerians. He also bares his mind on the issues that made him and former President Goodluck Jonathan part ways. He also tackles the Rivers State governor, Mr Nyesom Wike, over allegations levelled against him (Amaechi) while he was at the helm of affairs in the state. You have been in office as Minister of Transportation for about a year and three months. What are the challenges and what would you consider as your greatest achievements?