The Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has said that even though he has denied the claim that he is not backing the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket, he is not aligning with the opposition candidate, Atiku Abubakar either.
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It would be recalled that Umar Sani, a former media aide to Vice President Namadi Sambo had alleged that Amaechi said, as a devout Catholic, he cannot support the APC’s Muslim-MuslimThe APC chieftain, however, accused Sani of lying just as he denied making moves to defect to the PDP ahead of the 2023 general election.
I’m glad to tell you that in Rivers state, PDP has gotten Amaechi because he (Amaechi) said he is a Catholic and will not support Muslim-Muslim ticket. He is going to support PDP”“So if there is somebody who can match Wike madness for madness, boxing for boxing, it’s Amaechi,” Daily Independent quoted Sani as saying.
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Reacting to the development, Amaechi, according to Daily Independent, accused Sani of lying, saying he never said anything like that.”
The former Minister said “There was never any time I said anything like that,” the former chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum reportedly said.
Amaechi also reportedly denied claims that he will soon dump the party for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2023 general elections.