By Olawale Lamina
A former minister of transportation under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, Rt. hon. Rotimi Ameachi, has made public why he refused to vote or work for the incumbent President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Amaechi who made the disclosure during a public lecture to celebrate his 60th birthday anchored his reason on the fat that he was not convinced that Tinubu lead Nigeria.
“I met President Tinubu in Yola and I told him I will not work for you and I will not vote for you.
“I told him like that. People have been saying I do not work for All People’s Congress (APC) or Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), that is because I was convinced that there was an issue of capacity.”
The public lecture which held held in Abuja came under the theme: ‘Weaponization of Poverty’ and drew dignitaries across the nation’s geo-political zones. Personalities who graced the event includ Emir of Kano Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Professor Wole Soyinka, Former Governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai, Governor of Bayelsa State Sierake Dickson, Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, and a host of others.
During his address, the celebrant noted that the country has remained where it is today because majority of the citizens preferred to cast their ballot based on religion and ethnicity.
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