Former Minister of Transportation and presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, Rotimi Amaechi, has stated that he is more experienced than any presidential aspirant in Nigeria, especially because he came from a very low background.

Amaechi made the statement when he met with delegates of the APC in Niger State on Thursday ahead of the party’s primary elections, saying that he could easily connect with the poor as he used to, and still, eat ‘garri’ three times a day.

The former minister stated that, apart from his vast experience, having served and delivered as Speaker, Governor, Minister, and Director-General of two successful presidential campaigns, there existed a difference between him and other aspirants, a fact that he was a better-experienced politician and a people-person.

“Another difference between me and them is that I am a politician, they’re not. The difference is that I can walk to you and I’ll talk, discuss with you.



He added that his humble background had afforded him the opportunity to understand the plight of the common person and relate easily with them.

“I can connect easily with the people. I wasn’t born into a rich family. My father was a poor man, and the only English my mother knows how to speak is pidgin English. I ate garri three times a day, and I still eat garri three times a day till today, so I know poverty”, he said.

He told the people of Niger that he understood their problem of insecurity therefore he had an idea of the problem bedeviling the state.

“I know what you’re suffering, I was governor of Rivers State when they were kidnapping two months old children, and I never slept until everybody slept.

“But in six months, we brought down insecurity in Rivers State,” Amaechi said.

He opined that now is the time for the people of the North and all Nigerians to stand by him, as he did for the country when he supported the emergence of the President Buhari, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), without looking at whether he was from the North or South.

“When everybody was fighting me, saying ‘he’s supporting a northern candidate, he’s supporting a Hausa/Fulani candidate,’ I remained steadfast that I was supporting a Nigerian candidate. Now it’s your turn to,” he said.

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I can't believe that this is coming from a presidential hopeful.

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I can't believe that this is coming from a presidential hopeful.

is punch joking? Is this a sequence of " I once had no shoes " coz this format won't work this time .

Lmao. Is he playing? What kind of playing is this?

Amaechi is not even talking about the high inflation,weak naira,unemployment and the general maladministration his master has put Nigerians into.A dollar that was #270 is now #600 in the space of 8 years.
A 3kg gas cylinder that was sold for #3k has suddenly rise to #11k.
A bag of 50kg rice that was sold for #10k is now #30k.
A litre of diesel that used to be #200 just went up to #700.
All this negative policy takes place under Buhari who amaechi is working for.
Amaechi,instead of talking on how to reduce inflation and other bad policies that his master is inflicting on Nigerians, even though we know that they are audio promises,he is talking about his days of drinking garri.There are many Nigerians who cannot afford to eat garri because it is now a rich man's food.
The politicians always say that"the worst democracy is better than the best military regime.
All this motivational quotes is because they are stealing money with reckless disregard to the plight of Nigerians.

Hehehe MAGNUS ABE and WEKI please is it true AMEACHI is eating GARI ?

Guy, use another kain story na. No one cares if you were poor while growing up or not. This pattern shouldn’t be used again na. E don cast.