Rotimi Amaechi finally dumps APC

Former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has finally decamped from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

Amaechi also accused APC of colluding with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to hijack the 2027 elections.

He stated this in an interview following the unveiling of the interim executive of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Abuja on Wednesday.

Amaechi, who revealed that he had resigned from APC on Tuesday night, expressed surprise that he had not been expelled from the party, despite having warned them not to send him invitations to meetings.

When asked why he chose not to join or support the current administration, but instead appeared to be clamouring for a change of government, he responded:

“No, it’s not about changing the government. If it were just about changing the government, then there would be no need to do so. It’s about changing Nigeria.

“Nigeria is completely destroyed. People can’t eat. People can’t buy food. There’s no money to buy food. Everything is gone. Inflation is at its peak. And the federal government is busy going around trying to hijack the election. INEC is helping them to hijack the election.

“No, no, no. What must happen here is that we must start not just a party, but a movement. It must be a movement that brings Nigerians to, on their own, take over government, not us.”