We are our own problem – Rotimi Amaechi says Tinubu is not Nigeria’s problem

Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has asserted that the primary source of Nigeria’s political challenges is not President Bola Tinubu but rather the ineffectiveness of the country’s opposition parties.

Amaechi made these remarks during a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, where leaders from various opposition parties had gathered under the theme “Urgent Call to Save Nigeria’s Democracy.”

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Addressing the attendees, the former minister was blunt in his assessment. “Tinubu is not our problem. The problem is the opposition. We are our own problem,” Amaechi declared. “When the opposition is ready, Nigeria will change.”

He emphasized the need for opposition parties to create a clear distinction between themselves and the ruling government to gain the confidence of the Nigerian people. “The first thing we must know is that we must separate ourselves from the government in power. We must show the difference,” he stated.

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Reflecting on his tenure in the previous administration, Amaechi claimed that an attempt at electoral reform under former President Muhammadu Buhari was thwarted. He alleged that some cabinet members convinced Buhari not to sign the bill into law.

“When I was in government during Buhari’s time, he wanted electoral reform,” Amaechi recalled. “A few ministers went to him and convinced him not to sign, saying that if he signed, Russia would hack the system and impose the wrong president on us, and he refused to sign.”

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Amaechi argued that President Tinubu’s political approach capitalizes on the perceived weakness of his adversaries. “His strategy is simple. He’s trying something today, you are weak. He puts something bigger, you are weaker,” he explained.

He also pointed to what he described as the President’s audacity in the face of public criticism, citing an example: “Which president goes to France when you are shouting that he is stealing our money? He still goes there. He will ask, ‘what will you do?’ You can do nothing.”

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According to Amaechi, significant political change will only occur when the opposition demonstrates its capacity to take decisive action. “The day you show him you can do something, God will bless you,” he concluded.