Amaechi Denies Joining Opposition Because Tinubu Didn’t Give Him Appointment

• Rotimi Amaechi, says his opposition to President Tinubu is not because he was denied an appointment.

• Amaechi claimed that while former President Muhammadu Buhari did not achieve all his goals, he still performed better than Tinubu’s administration.

Former Transportation Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, says his opposition to President Tinubu is not because he was denied an appointment.

Amaechi made the clarification while attending the unveiling of the ADC as the coalition platform against Tinubu’s government in Abuja.

“I never stole anything in politics. I don’t drive a Rolls-Royce. I’m not in opposition because Tinubu didn’t give me an appointment. I’m not interested in any appointment,” he said on Thursday during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today.

“If there’s anyone who says Amaechi deceived them, let them come forward. If there was corruption in my tenure, let them come forward. I’m waiting.”

Amaechi highlighted security and institutional independence as areas where Buhari outperformed Tinubu.

“In terms of security, Buhari focused on it. In transportation, I’m open to a new challenge. Again, the independence of INEC was higher in Buhari’s government than now.

“Now, they can’t even register a party because government officials are telling them not to. Those who applied to INEC for registration — their rents have expired,” he said.

The former Rivers State governor accused the Tinubu administration of mishandling the economy, insisting it has worsened poverty across the country.

“The current government has completely buried the economy. Any economy that does not put money in the pockets of individuals in Nigeria is not an economic policy.

“You’re making savings from removing the subsidy, from floating the naira — where is the money? Where is it going?” he asked.

Amaechi claimed that while former President Muhammadu Buhari did not achieve all his goals, he still performed better than Tinubu’s administration.

“Not everything was achieved. Buhari will tell you that he did not achieve all that he planned for. But then, he was better than the current government by all standards,” he said.