The vice-presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rotimi Amaechi, has claimed that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is more focused on attacking the opposition.
He stated that instead of presenting its policies and plans to Nigerians, the party is only interested in weakening the opposition.
Naija News reports that Amaechi made the allegation during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday.
According to him, the APC’s campaign rallies have largely focused on attacking opposition figures, particularly him, rather than addressing issues affecting the country.
“The party in power is trying to look for how to weaken the opposition; they are scared. Don’t you see their campaign? Tell me one state they have campaigned in that is not about Amaechi; it’s all Amaechi, Amaechi, Amaechi, Ebonyi, Rivers, Amaechi,” he said
He compared the APC approach to that of the ADC, explaining that his party focuses on issues such as the economy, social housing and security.
“When we were campaigning, we were addressing issues. We addressed the issues of economy, social housing, security,” the ex-minister said.
He further argued that the APC was using his name as a recurring subject at its campaign events instead of explaining what it intended to do if re-elected.
“You know what I do every morning? I call my children, [and] I say, ‘You see, your father has achieved so much that he is now the issue in the political discourse of Nigeria.’ NDC is not calling my name because we are in opposition. Anywhere APC is going tomorrow, it’s Amaechi they will mention; they won’t mention what they will do,” he said.
The former governor also dismissed what he described as the ruling party’s assurances that things would improve in the future, arguing that Nigerians deserved concrete policy proposals rather than promises.
“They are not interested; what they are interested in is, ‘don’t worry, things will be better in the future, just put us in power.’ It’s a referendum,” he added.
