Edo North Senatorial District lawmaker Adams Oshiomhole disputes claims by former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi that he played a decisive role in making Muhammadu Buhari president in 2015. Speaking on The Mic On Podcast, Oshiomhole says Amaechi did not vote for Buhari in the 2015 election. He links this to Amaechi allegedly being “overwhelmed” by Nyesom Wike, the then-Rivers State governor. Oshiomhole also alleges that as Director-General of Buhari’s campaign, Amaechi instructed supporters in Rivers State to boycott the polls and not vote for Buhari. The outlets note that Amaechi previously made a separate claim in an Arise TV interview, asserting that he—not Bola Tinubu—made Buhari president in 2015. Overall, the reports frame the issue as a political dispute over credit for Buhari’s 2015 election and whether Amaechi took part in voting or directed voters to boycott in Rivers State.
Oshiomhole says Rotimi Amaechi did not vote for Buhari in 2015
Edo North Senatorial District lawmaker Adams Oshiomhole disputes claims by former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi that he played a decisive role in making Muhammadu Buhari president in 2015....
- Adams Oshiomhole says Rotimi Amaechi did not vote for Muhammadu Buhari in 2015.
- Oshiomhole links Amaechi’s inability to vote to being “overwhelmed” by Nyesom Wike.
- Oshiomhole alleges Amaechi, as Buhari campaign Director-General, directed Rivers State supporters to boycott the election.
- The claims are presented as a response to Amaechi’s earlier assertion on Arise TV that he (not Tinubu) made Buhari president.
- The dispute is discussed in Oshiomhole’s interview on The Mic On Podcast.
Contrary to claims by former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, that he made the late Muhammadu Buhari president, the lawmaker representing Edo North Senatorial District, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has said Amaechi did not even vote for Buhari in 2015. Oshiomhole, who spoke on Sunday in an interview on The Mic On Podcast, said the African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain could not vote because he was “overwhelmed” by the former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike. According to the lawmaker, Amaechi, who served as the Director-General of Buhari’s campaign, instructed his supporters in Rivers State to boycott the election. He said, “Amaechi lied that he made Buhari president. Amaechi was not able to vote for Buhari in 2015 because he unwisely directed the people of Rivers State to boycott the polls as he was overwhelmed by the forces of Wike. “As Director-General of the campaign, he asked his people not to vote.” Amaechi had, in an interview on Arise TV, claimed that it was he, and not Tinubu, who made Buhari president in 2015.
11 hours agoContrary to claims by former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, that he made the late Muhammadu Buhari president, the lawmaker representing Edo North Senatorial District, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has said Amaechi did not even vote for Buhari in 2015. Oshiomhole, who spoke on Sunday in an interview on The Mic On Podcast, said the African […] Amaechi lied, he couldn’t vote for Buhari in 2015 because of Wike – Oshiomhole
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