Presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rotimi Amaechi, has tabled with he believes should be Nigerians’ best response to those of them running for presidency in the 2027 general elections.
Amaechi, former Minister of Transportation spoke amidst Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde also formally declaring interest in contesting in the elections.
“Nearly everybody who is running for the office of the president has served Nigeria in one way or another”, Amaechi observed, adding:
“Let this be a referendum. If you have performed, whoever has outperformed the other, vote for the person.”
“What Nigerians should do is assess all of us who are running for office based on our records.
“The next thing is, who is capable of delivering the votes? Who is capable of beating the incumbent? Who has the experience? I believe I am the most experienced.
“I am young, I am the most experienced, and I believe I have the capacity.
“Go back to Rivers State and see what I have done. Go back to the Ministry of Transportation and see what I have done, and assess it and see whether I can turn the country around. And I will, in four years, turn the country around,” he declared.
Amaechi who just submitted his nomination forms at the national headquarters of the ADC in Abuja, also criticized the administration of President Bola Tinubu,
Speaking on the state of the nation, the former minister criticised what he described as the growing hardship under the Tinubu administration, saying:
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“It is the ‘Emilokan’ mentality that brought us here. It is our turn that brought us here. Now Nigerians are suffering,”
“There is no market for Christians, nor is there a market for Muslims, nor a market for northerners or southerners. The market has only one purpose — the naira. Nigerians are suffering.
“The current president has put us in this suffering. I don’t know why he wants to run again. I don’t even know why the APC wants to participate.
“They should be ashamed and allow other Nigerians to participate and change the country,” Amaechi added.
The Eagle reports that Rotimi Amaechi was governor of Rivers State, from 2007 to 2015, from serving earlier as speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly from 1999 to 2007.
He equally served Minister of Transportation from 2015 to 2022 under the administration of late President Muhammadu Buhari.
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