Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, former Minister of Transport Rotimi Amaechi has claimed that the government led by President Bola Tinubu is increasingly worried about the strength of opposition parties.
Speaking to journalists recently, Amaechi—who has indicated interest in contesting the presidency in 2027—said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is acting out of panic. According to him, the administration is “running helter-skelter” and creating distractions to divert Nigerians’ attention from the country’s pressing issues.
Amaechi also reflected on his tenure as Minister of Transport under former President Muhammadu Buhari, stating that several projects executed during that period are still serving Nigerians today. He argued that the current administration, however, has not been able to point to significant projects of its own, accusing officials instead of focusing on “stealing money.”
”I thought the President said they were popular. What they are doing is panic measures. They are scared. If you are not scared, lets meet on the field. Let the people choose who they want to choose. What they are doing is that they are trying to force politicians on the people.
If you want to vote for APC, the question you ask yourself is what have they done? The noise was Lagos-Calabar coastal road. Where is the road? I was Minister for Transport. I can show you evidence of what I have done. Itakpe-Warri train is there. Lagos-Ibadan, they ae using it. Kano-Kaduna under construction before we left, Kaduna-Abuja. Those were things we did under Buhari. The Lekki deep sea port.
Let this government show one thing they have done, either in the north or in the south, apart from stealing money”
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