The All Progressives Congress (APC) has gone for the jugular of former Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi over his claim that financial hardship made it difficult for him to afford medication for his late mother.
The party mocked the African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate, questioning how a politician who spent decades in top government positions could allegedly become broke just a few years after leaving office.
Amaechi had, during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, linked the difficulty in paying for his mother’s medication to the hardship Nigerians are facing under President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
But the APC fired back with a sarcastic response, turning Amaechi’s financial disclosure into a political weapon.
In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the party recalled Amaechi’s previous claim that he had become so financially constrained that his wife was feeding him.
The APC said his latest disclosure about his mother’s medication had raised further questions about his financial situation.
“Rotimi Amaechi’s uncanny confessions must not be missed. First, he howled that he had become so broke and hungry that his wife was now feeding him. Now, he has stated that his inability to afford medications killed his mother at 89,” the party said.
The ruling party then mocked Amaechi’s long political career, pointing to his time as Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, governor and Minister of Transportation.
‘FOUR DECADES IN PUBLIC OFFICE — NOW BROKE?’
The APC accused Amaechi of spending decades benefiting from public office before allegedly becoming unable to fend for himself and his family after leaving government.
It sarcastically suggested that employers in his hometown of Ubima, Rivers State, should consider giving him a job that would enable him to earn enough to meet his needs.
The party also took aim at his 2027 vice-presidential ambition, alleging that Amaechi was seeking a return to power because of his alleged dependence on public office.
The APC declared: “The presidency is not a soup kitchen, and will not be a soup kitchen for Rotimi Amaechi.”
The party further described Amaechi’s own account of his financial struggles as evidence, in its view, that he was not suited for the vice-presidential position.
Amaechi, a former two-term governor of Rivers State and former Minister of Transportation, is currently the ADC’s vice-presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 elections.
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