Speaking on Saturday during a conversation on X Spaces, Amaechi said he had never contested directly against Tinubu but was confident of victory if the opportunity arose.
A former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has declared that he will defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election if he is given the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ticket.
Speaking on Saturday during a conversation on X Spaces, Amaechi said he had never contested directly against Tinubu but was confident of victory if the opportunity arose.
“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.
Amaechi also stressed that he had never engaged in election rigging and had repeatedly declined to serve on the All Progressives Congress (APC) election planning committees.
“I challenge any politician, living or dead, to come forward and say I was part of rigging,” he said.
“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.”
According to him, “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.”
“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 added.
He further stated that he would only apologise if there was proof he committed wrongdoing.
“I challenge any Nigerian to produce evidence that I participated in any election rigging, and I will apologise for that,” he said.
On the 2023 general elections, Amaechi admitted that Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, won in Rivers State.
“I would agree to an extent that Peter Obi won in Rivers state, but unfortunately, the result that came out was different. How it happened, I have no idea,” he said.
Amaechi is touted to contest in the 2027 Presidential elections, although it’s unclear if he would get the ADC ticket.
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