Dare Babalola
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, a former minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has boasted that he knows the way to defeat President Bola Tinubu at the polls.
Amaechi, during a conversation on X Spaces on Saturday, wooed the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for its presidential ticket in the coming election.
He also challenged anybody with proof that he has ever been involved in any election to present it, stressing that all the offices he had occupied were won on a clean slate.
“I tell you, I’ve not had an election against Tinubu. I know Tinubu very well. I know his strengths. I know his weaknesses. And I know that if allowed to fly the flag of ADC, I will defeat Tinubu for sure,” he said.
He continued, “I challenge any politician, living or dead, to come forward and say I was part of rigging.
“I challenge any Nigerian to produce evidence that I participated in any election rigging, and I will apologise for that.
“In fact, all the appointments given to me by APC to join election planning committees, I have refused to participate.
“There was no one I participated in. Why? Because I know what they discuss. I listen to them. I hear them. If I get the ticket, I will reveal those things.”
He promised to expose the pattern of rigging of politicians if he wins the ADC ticket.
“They will bring governors. They will go to government agencies and get money, but the rest, I don’t want to say it until I win primaries,” he said.
Amaechi promised never to engage in rigging, saying his focus would be to stop electoral malpractice if elected.
“I will never participate in any rigging whatsoever, and I will not do it. What I promise to do now, going forward, is to stop rigging,” he said.
