I Told Tinubu I Wouldn’t Support or Work for Him — Amaechi

Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has revealed that he openly told President Bola Ahmed Tinubu he would neither support nor work for him due to what he described as the President’s lack of capacity to lead Nigeria.

Amaechi made the disclosure on Saturday during an event held in Abuja to mark his 60th birthday.

“I told Tinubu in Yola, I will not support you; I will not work for you. I did not work for him; I did not vote for him. It was the issue of capacity,” Amaechi said.

The former Rivers State governor lamented the manipulation of voters along ethnic and religious lines, stating that such divisions continue to hinder national development.

“Some of us who are here are also those who vote on an ethnic or religious basis. Innocent, uneducated people are manipulated to vote based on ethnicity and religion — that’s why we are here,” he said.

He added, “When we leave here, we go to plot to go and grab power; no Nigerian leader cares for you.”

Amaechi criticised the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), saying, “You that voted Muslim/Muslim ticket, let the Muslim market come out now.”

He also declared his readiness to align with the opposition if it meant rescuing the country from its current challenges.

“For us in opposition, if you want us to remove this man, we can remove this man from power. We want to submit to the opposition if the opposition will take us out of this problem,” he said.

Accusing the current administration of mismanaging funds meant for critical infrastructure, Amaechi alleged that the gains of fuel subsidy removal have been diverted for personal gain.

“They are weaponising poverty by stealing the money they should have used to build hospitals and schools. The benefit of the fuel subsidy removal is in their pockets,” he said.