Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said President Bola Tinubu is not Nigeria’s main problem, blaming the country’s political crisis on a weak opposition.
He made the remarks on Thursday in Abuja during a joint press conference by opposition leaders themed “Urgent Call to Save Nigeria’s Democracy.”
Amaechi declared that the opposition had failed to rise to its responsibility.
“Tinubu is not our problem. The problem is the opposition. We are our own problem. When the opposition is ready, Nigeria will change,” he said.
He stressed that opposition parties must clearly distance themselves from the ruling government to win public confidence.
“The first thing we must know is that we must separate ourselves from the government in power. We must show the difference,” Amaechi stated.
Recalling his time under former President Muhammadu Buhari, he alleged that electoral reforms were once stalled after some ministers persuaded Buhari not to sign the bill.
“When I was in government during Buhari’s time, he wanted electoral reform. A few ministers went to him and convinced him not to sign, saying that if he signed, Russia would hack the system and impose the wrong president on us, and he refused to sign,” he said.
He added, “The same people are now shouting electoral reform.”
Amaechi further argued that Tinubu’s political strength lies in the weakness of his opponents.
“His strategy is simple. He’s trying something today, you are weak. He puts something bigger, you are weaker,” he said.
He also questioned what he described as the President’s boldness amid public criticism.
“Which president goes to France when you are shouting that he is stealing our money? He still goes there. He will ask, ‘what will you do?’ You can do nothing,” Amaechi said.
According to him, real change will only happen when the opposition demonstrates capacity to act.
“The day you show him you can do something, God will bless you,” he added.
The press conference was attended by leaders of several opposition political parties.
He made the remarks on Thursday in Abuja during a joint press conference by opposition leaders themed “Urgent Call to Save Nigeria’s Democracy.”
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