The African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential running mate, Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday disclosed that he has been in government longer than President Bola Tinubu.
Amaechi disclosed that he spent more time as a governor,
Speaker and minister, unlike Tinubu, who was a governor, senator and president.
Featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today, the
former governor of Rivers State said he had been in government for 23 years.
According to Amaechi: “The president has been in government
for some time but has not been in government like I have been. He has been a
governor and pretty much a senator, four years governor and the next thing a
senator.
“I have been a Speaker for eight years, I have been a
governor for eight years, that is 16 years more than the president with all
respect to him, and I have been a minister for nearly another eight years.
“So for 23 years I have been in government and I have passed
through government, all the states and federal, so I can discuss some of these
issues more than the president before he became president.
“Now he is president and he has more knowledge because all
the things are with him, keep the president, any other person can come up for
this conversation.”
Amaechi also noted that a cheaper fuel price would lead to
smuggling of the product from Nigeria.
“Let’s take it if you audit the consumption of fuel you go
below N700,000. The reason why there is an increase in that is that if the
price is cheap here some will try to smuggle,” he added.
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