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INTERVIEW - ODAGWE IKECHUKWU

 

INTERVIEW - ODAGWE IKECHUKWU

v  HOW ARE YOU DOING LATELY?

Very well


v  WHAT SCHOOL DID YOU ATTEND AND WHAT DID YOU STUDY?

I studied Animal Science at Delta state university, Abraka


v  WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO STUDY ANIMAL SCIENCE?

Well, I didn’t really choose Animal Science, I wanted to study Medicine and Surgery, but after my Post-UTME I fell short of the cut off points for Medicine and surgery. However my admission came in as Animal Science, I didn’t reject it because I got a scholarship too.


v  SINCE IT WASN'T YOUR GO-TO CHOICE OF STUDY, HOW WILL YOU DESCRIBE YOUR EXPERIENCE TAKING ON THE COURSE?

Well I accepted it, and put in my best whilst studying it, and I came out as one of the best in my class

 

v  DO YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST JOB YOU HAD?

Yes I do, I was a sales person for a noodles distributor that was far back in 2014

 

v  WHAT ARE YOU DOING AT THE MOMENT CAREER WISE?

I am currently the Personal Assistant to a Political Appointee in my home state (Delta State)

 

v  HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO BE IN POLITICS OR THIS WAS AM OPPORTUNITY YOU COULDN'T PASS UP?

Yes I have always wanted, as during my university days, I was involved in SUG activities.

 

v  DID YOU OCCUPY ANY POSITION WHILE IN SCHOOL IN YOUR STUDENT UNION GOVERNMENT?

O yes!

I was the Speaker of the Student Representative Council, 2019/2020 Session.

 

v  WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE THE DIFFICULT ASPECTS IN BUILDING A CAREER IN POLITICS GIVEN THE POLITICAL ATMOSPHERE IN NIGERIA?

The difficult aspect is God Fatherism and Finance, it’s almost impossible to build a career in Nigerian politics without having any of the two or both, as politics requires a lot of funding.

 

v  DO YOU THINK GOD FATHERISM CAN EVER BE A GOOD THING IN NIGERIA?

God fatherism is both a good and bad thing, for the good aspect of it is that it is the ladder you use to climb politically.

 

v  WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE THING ABOUT YOUR CAREER?

It’s that it offers me a great platform to serve the people.

 

RAPID FIRE QUESTION (FOR FUN)

v  Would you rather win a lottery or work at your perfect job

Win a lottery

 

v  One of these has to go, Movies, Music, Reading

Movies


v  Would you rather bring back in time and bring back a loved one from the dead or go back in time and fix a mistake you made?

Go back in time to fix a mistake

 

v  Would you rather lose all the money you've made in the past 5 years or all the memories you've made in the past 5 years?

Lose all the money made in the past 5 years

 

v  Would you rather smell like poop and not know it or constantly smell like poop that no one else can smell?

Constantly smell like poop that no one else can smell




P.S: This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity 



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