AMAECHI JOINS E-TRANSMISSION OF ELECTION PROTEST
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Rotimi Amaechi, who was once the governor of Rivers state and also served as the minister of transportation, joined people protesting in Abuja on Tuesday. These protests are continuing into their second day, as demonstrators are upset about the senate’s decision to reject the requirement for electronic transmission of election results.
The protests started at the National Assembly Complex on Monday, with Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s candidate for president in the 2023 election, leading a group of demonstrators.
Amaechi, who is also a leader in the African Democratic Congress (ADC), like Obi, said that leaders should lead in big protests and be ready to include their families in the action.
The ADC chieftain implored Nigerians to resist the senate, urging all opposition parties to join the protest.
Amaechi alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is opposed to electronic transmission of election results because it fears losing elections.
“I believe that the opposition parties should come out — PDP, ADC, everybody should be out — to protest against the attempt of one party,” he said.
“If we come out, and they say the opposition has hijacked (the protest), what is APC doing? Are they not hijacking? What are they afraid of?”
Amaechi said the ruling party shouldn’t be scared of the process, because many governors and well–known politicians are becoming part of it.
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He said that opposition groups and civil society organizations will keep holding protests, even if the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the President, Bola Tinubu, don’t take any action.
Amaechi also compared the current situation with the time he worked under Muhammadu Buhari.
He said, “The situation is worse now than it was back then.”
“In Buhari’s time, at least, even though we were planning to remove subsidy, we had better plans for citizens.”
He further alleged that corruption has spiked under Tinubu.
Asked whether he believed Tinubu would win the 2027 presidential election, Amaechi said: “Let’s wait and see”, adding that it would be impossible for the incumbent to win the poll.
“The will of the people must prevail,” he said.
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