FILE: L-R: Amaechi, Tinubu and Buhari
Former Rivers State Governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that he, and not President Bola Tinubu, played the pivotal role in making late Muhammadu Buhari president in 2015.
In a Friday interview on Arise News’ Prime Time, Amaechi, who is now a presidential aspirant under the African Democratic Congress, addressed longstanding claims by Tinubu.
During his pre-2023 campaigning, Tinubu said Buhari would not have become president without him and that it was his turn to become one too.
But Amaechi explained that as a serving minister under Buhari, he could not publicly challenge Tinubu’s assertions to avoid risking his position.
