Rotimi Amaechi, the former Minister of Transportation and two-term governor of Rivers State has said that while former President Buhari did not achieve all his goals as president, he still performed better than the current administration led by President Bola Tinubu.
Amaechi stated this while appearing as a guest on Channels Television on Thursday, July 3.
“Not everything was achieved. Buhari will tell you that he did not achieve all that he planned for. But then, he was better than the current government by all standards,” he said.
He argued that in terms of security and institutional independence, Buhari’s administration was by far better than the current Tinubu government.
“In terms of security, Buhari focused on it. In transportation, I’m open to a new challenge. Again, the independence of INEC was higher in Buhari’s government than now.
“Now, they can’t even register a party because government officials are telling them not to. Those who applied to INEC for registration, their rents have expired,” he said.
He also clarified that his criticism of President Tinubu is not personal, adding that he would have been the first to sing the President’s praises if the administration was performing well.
“If Tinubu was doing well, I’d be the first to sing his praises. I feel ashamed for a President commissioning 16 kilometres of road, that’s what a local government chairman should be doing,” he stated.
The ex-minister accused the Tinubu administration of mishandling the economy, insisting it has worsened poverty across the country.
“The current government has completely buried the economy. Any economy that does not put money in the pockets of individuals in Nigeria is not an economic policy.
“You’re making savings from removing the subsidy, from floating the naira — where is the money? Where is it going?”
