Former Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, has expressed confidence in his ability to defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election if he emerges as the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate.
Speaking on Saturday during an X Spaces conversation, Amaechi stated that he has never been involved in election rigging and has consistently declined invitations to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) election planning committees.
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“I tell you, I’ve not had an election against Tinubu. I know Tinubu very well. I know his strengths. I know his weaknesses. And I know that if allowed to fly the flag of ADC, I will defeat Tinubu for sure,” he said.
“I challenge any politician, living or dead, to come forward and say I was part of rigging.
“In fact, all the appointments given to me by APC to join election planning committees, I have refused to participate.
“There was no one I participated in. Why? Because I know what they discuss. I listen to them. I hear them. If I get the ticket, I will reveal those things.”
Amaechi accused certain political figures, including state governors, of using public resources to influence elections through government agencies.
“hey will bring governors. They will go to government agencies and get money, but the rest, I don’t want to say it until I win primaries,” he alleged.
Reaffirming his stance, he vowed never to be part of electoral malpractice.
“I will never participate in any rigging whatsoever, and I will not do it. What I promise to do now, going forward, is to stop rigging,” he added.
He also reiterated his challenge for anyone to prove he has engaged in election manipulation.“I challenge any Nigerian to produce evidence that I participated in any election rigging, and I will apologise for that,” he maintained.
The former Rivers State governor further acknowledged that Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, secured victory in Rivers State during the 2023 general elections.
“I would agree to an extent that Peter Obi won in Rivers state, but unfortunately, the result that came out was different. How it happened, I have no idea,” he said.
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