‘NOBODY ASKED ME TO BE VICE PRESIDENT’- AMAECHI
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BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR
Rotimi Amaechi, who once held the position of minister of transportation, denied reports that he was given the chance to run for vice president in the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
On Monday, Amaechi took part in the ADC’s 2027 presidential primary race along with Atiku Abubakar and Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, who was previously the head of the FSB International Bank, which no longer exists.
Amaechi ended up in second place with 504,117 votes, while Abubakar received 1,846,370 votes and was declared the winner.
Hayatu-Deen got 177,120 votes.
On Tuesday, Amaechi, who was once the governor of Rivers state, expressed disagreement with the results, saying there were problems like unfair practices and people being unable to vote properly.
He claimed the results were being made up and don’t show the kind of values the ADC said it would follow.
In an interview with Chude Jideonwo, a media person and broadcaster, Amaechi said he talked to people before making his statement.
He also met with David Mark, the national leader of the ADC, but said nothing about the vice–presidential position was discussed.
“Before the statement was made, there were consultations. We agreed that we should issue the statement. In fact, the final conclusion was between me and Hayatu-Deen,” he said.
“I went to see the national chairman of ADC. After our discussion, he walked me to the exit door, I shook his hands and I left. We discussed something different from what they wrote about.
“But people said I stormed out after he told me to run for VP. But I am not joking; nobody has ever told me to be vice-president because they know my worth and what will be my reaction.”
His remarks come amid the controversy trailing the ADC presidential primary following a similar rejection of the results by Hayatu-Deen over alleged rigging.
Although Abubakar met with Amaechi on Thursday as part of efforts to unify the aspirants ahead of the presidential election, the former vice president said their meeting focused on the bid to “rescue Nigeria”.
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