Rotimi Amaechi, who used to be the governor of Rivers State, says that President Bola Tinubu’s government doesn’t protect the rights of all religions in Nigeria.
Amechi talked to Channels Television on Friday, according to reports.
Amaechi said he didn’t believe Tinubu would win the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary election in 2022. He said that society needs a balance and that Tinubu’s views on religion were wrong.
He said, “They told me on the first day that President Tinubu had won the APC primary, but I didn’t agree.”
“Why do people say that? Every society has a balance, and that balance means that you have to protect all religious groups in that society.
“I don’t think the current government is doing a good job of protecting the rights of all religions in the country.” You need to let all the tribes and regions know that they are part of this country.
Remember that President Tinubu ran against Vice President Kashim Shettima, who is a Muslim, in the 2023 election.
Amaechi, on the other hand, has said that he doesn’t like the idea of choosing the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate for the 2027 election by consensus.
The former Governor of Rivers State said in an interview with Channels Television on Friday that the people should be able to choose what they want.
He did say, though, that he is willing to back whoever becomes the ADC presidential candidate, but he would rather the party hold a primary election.
Amaechi made his point clear in response to a comment made earlier by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who said that the ADC would first look into the possibility of choosing its flagbearer by consensus.
