Former minister of transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, has said he will defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election if he gets the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ticket.
Speaking on X Spaces, Amaechi stated that he has never featured in election rigging, adding that he has consistently turned down appointments to serve on APC election planning committees.
“I tell you, I’ve not had an election against Tinubu. I know Tinubu very well. I know his strengths. I know his weaknesses. And I know that if allowed to fly the flag of ADC, I will defeat Tinubu for sure,” he said.
“I challenge any politician, living or dead, to come forward and say I was part of rigging.
“In fact, all the appointments given to me by APC to join election planning committees, I have refused to participate.
“There was no one I participated in. Why? Because I know what they discuss. I listen to them. I hear them. If I get the ticket, I will reveal those things.
“They will bring governors. They will go to government agencies and get money, but the rest, I don’t want to say it until I win primaries,” he said.
Amaechi said he will never engage in rigging.
“I will never participate in any rigging whatsoever, and I will not do it. What I promise to do now, going forward, is to stop rigging,” he said.
“I challenge any Nigerian to produce evidence that I participated in any election rigging, and I will apologise for that,” he said.
