Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has asserted that the only way to prevent President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 is for Nigerian citizens to actively participate in the electoral process.
Speaking at the public presentation of the 2025 Nigeria Social Cohesion Survey Report by the Africa Polling Institute in Abuja on Thursday, Amaechi emphasized that meaningful change in the country cannot be achieved through mere wishful thinking.
He directly challenged citizens, stating: “The only way you can stop Tinubu from being the president of Nigeria in 2027 is to run an election of Nigerians versus the bandits. If you think you will just sit down and do that, may God be with you.”
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Amaechi also criticized Nigerian youths for consistently complaining about the nation’s challenges while failing to take concrete action against the political elite.
He highlighted the disparity in numbers, pointing out, “The elites who are stealing Nigerian money are not up to 100,000, but you have 200 million Nigerians who can fight 100,000 men.”
He questioned their inaction, saying, “You sit down in your house and complain and grumble. What makes you think the elites would move their hands completely? Who told you the elites don’t know how you are feeling? They know you are not happy. But you are helpless not because the elites made you helpless, you made yourself helpless.”
The former Rivers State governor also revealed that he had considered leaving the country, a phenomenon commonly referred to as “Japa,” but his wife dissuaded him.
He recounted, “I told my wife, I want to Japa like you people do. They will give me an official visa to come and stay in their country, any country. She said, no, we can’t leave Nigeria because Nigeria is lovable. It’s lovely.”
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