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