Former minister of Sports and Culture Joseph Habineza, who was recently appointment as the Rwanda High Commissioner to Nigeria has expressed his gratitude to President Paul Kagame for the appointment. In an exclusive interview with IGIHE.com from Paris, France, where he was on holiday, the former minister further thanked the Rwandan public for showing sympathy towards him and encouraging him following a much publicised scandal that resulted in his resignation from government.
“I am very happy and grateful to His Excellency President Kagame. I also thank the general public for showing me sympathy and for encouraging me. Asked what he thought of getting back to government months after his resignation, Habineza said that it was difficult to respond, adding that the appointing authority was best placed to answer the query.
He tendered his resignation in early February this year after a wide circulation of internet photographs that showed him cuddling several women.
Mr Habineza told the media then, that he had resigned for personal reasons.
“But when you see people publishing pictures and all that, it is not good for your image as a minister,” he said.
The photos, which Mr Habineza says were taken in 2008, were published on on an opposition website called Le Prophete.
Most of the 11 photos showed the minister dancing or cuddling with one woman in particular in a well-furnished room.
The person who posted them said he was a university student and wanted to illustrate how the government was spending lavishly.
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