Amaechi joins #OccupyNASS protest, slams Tinubu’s govt

Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has criticised the current administration of President Bola Tinubu, questioning whether Nigerians are truly experiencing an improved quality of life under the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government.

Amaechi made the remarks while addressing supporters at an ongoing protest at the National Assembly in Abuja, where demonstrators gathered to oppose the Senate’s rejection of real-time electronic transmission of election results.

Speaking candidly, the former Rivers State governor expressed concerns over the country’s economic hardship and rising cost of living, arguing that many citizens are worse off today than they were in previous years.

According to him, Nigerians enjoyed relatively better living conditions during the administration of late President Muhammadu Buhari compared to the current situation.

Amaechi’s defence of the past administration, which he served as a minister, followed an inquiry from a journalist on his involvement with the APC.

A former member of the ruling party, Amaechi had dumped the APC for the coalition party, the African Democratic Congress whose leaders are focused on ousting the government of Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.

In a rhetorical response to the journalist, the former minister said, “Is life for you better now than it was when I was in APC?”

“No, answer now because it is worse now than it was then. In Buhari’s time, at least, even though we were planning to remove subsidy, we had better plans for citizens,” Amaechi claimed.

Further alleging that there is more corruption perpetuated by the current administration, the former minister said he would have left the APC if Buhari’s tenure had witnessed this level of corruption.

Asked about his conviction that Tinubu will not emerge victorious in the 2027 presidential election, the former minister said, “Let’s wait and see.”

He added that, it would be impossible for the incumbent to win the next presidential election because according to him, “Thee will must prevail.”