I mobilized the governments that won the presidency of Buhari – Amaechi

Former Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi has dismissed President Bola Tinubu’s claim that he was the main architect of Muhammadu Buhari’s 2015 presidential victory, insisting that the electoral triumph was the product of collective efforts in which he played a dominant role.

Tinubu has consistently maintained that Buhari would never have won the presidency without his intervention, claiming that he personally convinced the former military leader to run for the fourth time after three failed attempts and built the political coalition that ultimately led to victory.

But Amaechi, speaking in an interview on Arise TV on Friday, categorically disputed this account, saying several key political players were instrumental in the formation of the All Progressives Congress and ensuring Buhari’s triumph at the polls.

The former Rivers State governor, who served as director general of Buhari’s presidential campaign, said he also leveraged his chairmanship of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum to lead the nationwide mobilization, crisscrossing the country to coordinate the campaign effort.

Announcement

“I fought the whole fight,” he said, adding that he had deliberately refrained from publicly challenging Tinubu’s version of events while serving in Buhari’s cabinet, knowing that doing so could have political consequences.

Amaechi acknowledged that despite the momentum generated by the APC’s “change” agenda before the 2015 general elections, the administration that followed had mixed results, recording gains in some areas while falling short in others.