Femi Makinde of the Punch Newspaper {link} reports that Senator Aluko emphasized the potential reduction in corruption if aspirants are already wealthy.
“Politics should not be seen as a
profession. In America, where we copied our presidential system from,
some of their great politicians like George Bush, George W. Bush, and Al
Gore made it big in business before coming into politics.
“George W. Bush was into oil and
gas. What these people went for in politics is service and not the
wealth they would amass. If people like Aliko Dangote and other big
businessmen go into politics, they would not be desperate like those who
see political offices as means to corruptly enrich themselves.”
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