Friday, July 4, 2025 - Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says while former President Buhari did not achieve all his goals as president, he still performed better than the current administration led by President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The former governor of Rivers state, stated this while
appearing as a guest on Channels Television’ on Thursday, July 3.
“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
He argued that in terms of security and institutional
independence, Buhari's administration was by far better than the current Tinubu
government.
“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.
He also clarified that his criticism of President Tinubu is
not personal, adding that he would have been the first to sing the President’s
praises if the administration was performing well.
“If Tinubu
was doing well, I’d be the first to sing his praises. I feel ashamed for a
President commissioning 16 kilometres of road, that’s what a local government
chairman should be doing,” he stated
The ex-minister 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?”
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