Former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has finally defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
DAILY POST reports that he made his defection known in an interview following the unveiling of the interim executive of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Abuja on Wednesday.
Amaechi, who disclosed that he had resigned from APC on Tuesday night, accused the APC of colluding with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to hijack the 2027 elections.
He 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, the former Minister of Transportation 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.”
