Buhari Promised Me APC Presidential Ticket In 2022; I Regret Listening To Him – Amaechi
Amaechi says Buhari promised him the APC ticket and urged him not to campaign, while Tinubu won with 1,271 votes.
- On Friday, former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi alleged late President Muhammadu Buhari promised in writing to endorse him for the 2022 All Progressives Congress presidential primary but failed to honor the commitment.
- Amaechi claimed he relied on Buhari's assurance not to campaign rather than negotiate political deals with delegates, a decision he later described as his 'first mistake' in the contest.
- President Bola Tinubu defeated Amaechi at the APC primary held at Eagle Square in Abuja in June 2022, polling 1,271 votes against Amaechi's 316 votes.
- The African Democratic Congress vice-presidential candidate further alleged Tinubu's supporters used religious appeals to gain support among northern governors, citing a group of Yoruba Muslims from the South.
- Amaechi argued that Nigeria's 35 million Catholics should not be mobilized for political gain, insisting that campaigning based on faith deepens national divisions and undermines national unity.
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Buhari Promised Me APC Presidential Ticket In 2022; I Regret Listening To Him – Amaechi
Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has blamed his defeat to President Bola Tinubu in the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary on his decision to follow advice from the late President Muhammadu Buhari not to campaign ahead of the contest or negotiate with delegates.
'Buhari told me not to campaign' - Amaechi discloses reason he lost APC primary to Tinubu
The Vice Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Rotimi Amaechi, has revealed why President Bola Tinubu defeated him in All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential primary in 2022. Amaechi made this revelation during an interview on Mainland FM in Lagos, where he said Tinubu did not win because he was stronger. According to him, […] 'Buhari told me not to campaign' - Amaechi discloses reason he lost APC primary to Tinubu
Amaechi: Buhari Promised Me Apc Ticket In Writing, Told Me Not To Campaign
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi has said he lost the 2022 APC presidential primary because he followed late President Muhammadu Buhari’s advice not to campaign Speaking on Mainland 98.3FM’s The Situation Room in Lagos on Friday, Amaechi said Buhari promised in writing to announce him as his preferred candidate. “The first mistake […] The post Amaechi: Buhari Promised Me Apc Ticket In Writing, Told Me Not To Cam…
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