Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has explained his decision to attend the Occupy the National Assembly protest in Abuja alongside his son. Amaechi, who spoke to journalists on Tuesday, February 10 said he came with his son, a medical doctor, as a safety measure in case the protest turned violent and demonstrators sustained injuries. The former Rivers State governor said his participation was driven by his belief that political leaders should not distance themselves from mass actions but should instead be physically present and stand with the people during critical moments. He also urged Nigerians to rise against the Senates position on the Electoral Act amendment, calling on opposition political parties to mobilise and take part in the protests. Amaechi accused the ruling All Progressives Congress of resisting electronic transmission of election results because of fear of electoral defeat. I believe that the opposition parties should come outPDP, ADC, everybody should be outto protest against the attempt of one party, he said. If we come out and they say the opposition has hijacked the protest, what is the APC doing? Are they not hijacking? What are they afraid of? I thought they said they have 31 governors. Tinubu is not Jonathan. The only way a good politician will know he has done well is by the people, he added. Amaechi said protests by opposition parties and civil society organisations would continue, regardless of whether Senate President Godswill Akpabio and President Bola Tinubu respond. He also compared current economic conditions with those during the Muhammadu Buhari administration, in which he served as a minister. It is worse now than it was then. In Buharis time, at least, even though we were planning to remove the subsidy, we had better plans for citizens, he said. The former minister further alleged that corruption has increased under President Tinubus administration. Asked if he believed Tinubu would win the 2027 presidential election, Amaechi said, Lets wait and see, adding that it would be impossible for the incumbent to emerge victorious.The will of the people must prevail, he said. The protest follows sustained controversy over the proposed amendment of the Electoral Act ahead of the 2027 general elections, particularly disagreements over whether the Independent National Electoral Commission should be compelled to transmit election results electronically in real time from polling units.The post Rotimi Amaechi explains why he attended NAssembly protest with his son appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog. Rotimi Amaechi explains why he attended NâAssembly protest with his son
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Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has explained his decision to attend the Occupy the National Assembly protest in Abuja alongside his son. Amaechi, who spoke to journalists on Tuesday, February 10 said he came with his son, a medical doctor, as a safety measure in case the protest turned violent and demonstrators sustained injuries. The former Rivers State governor said his participation was driven by his belief that political leaders should not distance themselves from mass actions but should instead be physically present and stand with the people during critical moments. He also urged Nigerians to rise against the Senates position on the Electoral Act amendment, calling on opposition political parties to mobilise and take part in the protests. Amaechi accused the ruling All Progressives Congress of resisting electronic transmission of election results because of fear of electoral defeat. I believe that the opposition parties should come outPDP, ADC, everybody should be outto protest against the attempt of one party, he said. If we come out and they say the opposition has hijacked the protest, what is the APC doing? Are they not hijacking? What are they afraid of? I thought they said they have 31 governors. Tinubu is not Jonathan. The only way a good politician will know he has done well is by the people, he added. Amaechi said protests by opposition parties and civil society organisations would continue, regardless of whether Senate President Godswill Akpabio and President Bola Tinubu respond. He also compared current economic conditions with those during the Muhammadu Buhari administration, in which he served as a minister. It is worse now than it was then. In Buharis time, at least, even though we were planning to remove the subsidy, we had better plans for citizens, he said. The former minister further alleged that corruption has increased under President Tinubus administration. Asked if he believed Tinubu would win the 2027 presidential election, Amaechi said, Lets wait and see, adding that it would be impossible for the incumbent to emerge victorious.The will of the people must prevail, he said. The protest follows sustained controversy over the proposed amendment of the Electoral Act ahead of the 2027 general elections, particularly disagreements over whether the Independent National Electoral Commission should be compelled to transmit election results electronically in real time from polling units.The post Rotimi Amaechi explains why he attended NAssembly protest with his son appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog. _1770757719.jpeg)
