‘I won’t waste my time talking about Amaechi,’ Oshiomhole says

Author: vanguardngr.comPublished on: October 29, 2026Country: Nigeria
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‘I won’t waste my time talking about Amaechi,’ Oshiomhole says

Senator Adams Oshiomhole called Rotimi Amaechi unreliable after Amaechi’s remarks about President Bola Tinubu’s challengers in the 2027 presidential election. Speaking on TVC, Oshiomhole recalled that Amaechi had challenged Atiku Abubakar’s African Democratic Congress primary victory in court, calling the process fraudulent, before later reaching an agreement with him, according to Oshiomhole. He also said Amaechi became governor through a Supreme Court ruling and was appointed minister by Muhammadu Buhari in 2015. Oshiomhole criticized Amaechi for calling other political figures “ethnic champions” while presenting himself as an exception.

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