Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has stated that President Bola Tinubu is not Nigeria’s biggest problem, emphasizing that the weakness of the opposition is responsible for the country’s political challenges.
According to prior reports, opposition party leaders met with reporters on Thursday in Abuja.
The briefing, themed “Urgent Call to Save Nigeria’s Democracy,” brought about prominent opposition leaders.
Speaking at the conference, Amaechi said “Tinubu is not our problem. The problem is the opposition. We are our own problem. When the opposition is ready, Nigeria will change.”
“The first thing we must know is that we must separate ourselves from the government in power. We must show the difference,” Amaechi stated.
He emphasised that if opposition parties wanted to gain Nigerians’ trust, they had to set themselves apart from the current administration.
Amaechi claimed that electoral changes were once put on hold during his tenure in office under former President Muhammadu Buhari, after certain ministers convinced Buhari not to sign the law.
“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 went on to say that President Tinubu’s political strategy depends on his opponents’ vulnerability.
Additionally, he questioned the President’s “boldness” in the face of criticism.
He believes that significant change won’t occur unless the opposition demonstrates its ability to take action.
The joint press conference was attended by leaders of several opposition political parties.
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