Amaechi: Tinubu govt has 'no shame' seeking 2027 re-election amid hardship

Rotimi Amaechi, ADC vice presidential candidate and former Rivers governor, said Friday on News Central TV that everyone in President Tinubu's government has "lost every sense of shame" for seeking re-election in 2027 while Nigerians suffer. He argued officials should "hide their faces in shame and step aside" for others to fix the country.

Amaechi blamed the "emilokan" (it's our turn) politics that brought Tinubu to power, saying hunger doesn't recognize religion, region, or ethnicity. He insisted the 2027 election should be judged on performance alone, not identity or turn-taking.

The former Transportation Minister also mocked Tinubu commissioning a 16-kilometre road, calling it "the work of a local government chairman, not a president."

With inflation above 30% and fuel at ₦617/liter, Amaechi's critique taps into widespread frustration. But as a 2023 presidential aspirant and former Buhari minister, his credibility on "shame" is contested—critics note he served in the administration that preceded this crisis.

Will 2027 be decided on performance records or the same ethnic and regional calculations that have shaped every Nigerian election since 1999?

SOURCE: https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/06/no-one-in-tinubu-govt-has-any-shame-amaechi-2/