The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described Rotimi Amaechi’s call for Nigerians to take to the streets as “highly irresponsible” and “unpatriotic”.
According to APC spokesperson Felix Morka, “Amaechi’s comments are insensitive, god-awful, and unpatriotic, coming from one of Nigeria’s longest-serving and highest-ranking political freeloaders—a two-term Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, a two-term Governor, and a two-term Minister of Transport.”
Morka further stated, “For almost all of his adult life, Amaechi has been a leech dependent on state resources, a voracious beneficiary of official patronage, and a leading participant in the generational devastation of our country’s economy. Attempting to hoodwink Nigerians into his web of false empathy and incitement to violence is hypocritical, provocative, and dangerous.”
Morka questioned Amaechi’s motives, asking, “If those in power ‘steal money,’ as Amaechi mischievously alleged, how is it that he can’t afford ‘to buy diesel’ barely two years after ‘stealing’ for over 24 years in power as Speaker, Governor, and Minister?”
The APC statement also criticized other opposition figures, including Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, suggesting their frustration stems from being out of power. Morka noted, “The only real anger that Amaechi and his fellow naysayers… must feel is that they are not in power today. But that was a decision made by Nigeria’s ultimate political authority—the electorate.”
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Furthermore, Morka emphasized, “It’s nauseating to think that these naysayer politicians, who did absolutely nothing to improve the economy or living conditions for Nigerians while they were in office, now pontificate endlessly about what should be done but didn’t and couldn’t do while in power.”
The APC urged Nigerians to “dismiss the call to anarchy by Amaechi and his partisan allies” and instead “remain patient while continuing to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s bold efforts to transform our country’s economy once and for all.”