Rotimi Amaechi, Former Minister of Transportation, has dismissed claims that President Bola Tinubu was solely responsible for the emergence and 2015 electoral victory of late former President Muhammadu Buhari, insisting instead that the outcome was driven by a broad coalition of political actors.
Amaechi argued that Buhari’s victory in the 2015 presidential election was the product of collective mobilisation efforts across opposition ranks, not the influence of any single political figure. He said the historic defeat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which had governed Nigeria for 16 years, was made possible through coordinated efforts, strategic alliances, and widespread grassroots engagement by several key stakeholders within the then-opposition movement.
Speaking during an interview on Friday on Arise Television, the former Rivers State governor rejected suggestions that Tinubu alone engineered Buhari’s path to victory. He maintained that attributing the outcome to one individual distorted the complex political negotiations and partnerships that culminated in the formation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its eventual success at the polls.
Amaechi further stated that he played a central role in Buhari’s electoral breakthrough, noting that he led significant mobilisation efforts that helped consolidate support for the opposition candidate across key regions of the country. According to him, these coordinated activities were critical in building the momentum that ultimately unseated the ruling party at the time. Related News Soludo urges intellectual debate on the "Igbo Question", advocates for structured national dialogue Ibrahim Kashim emerges NDC governorship candidate for Bauchi 2027 Foundation empowers over 1,500 Ogun students with digital skills
