{"id":3322,"date":"2026-10-29T13:48:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T13:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/29\/i-wont-waste-my-time-talking-about-amaechi-oshiomhole\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T13:48:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T13:48:33","slug":"i-wont-waste-my-time-talking-about-amaechi-oshiomhole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/29\/i-wont-waste-my-time-talking-about-amaechi-oshiomhole\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I won\u2019t waste my time talking about Amaechi\u2019 \u2014 Oshiomhole"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Oshiomhole\"<\/p>\n

Senator Adams Oshiomhole has dismissed former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi as unreliable, saying he would not waste his time discussing the former minister.<\/p>\n

Oshiomhole spoke on TVC while reacting to Amaechi\u2019s comments that President Bola Tinubu faces more challengers in the 2027 presidential election top challengers are from the South, while former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has fewer opponents because he is from the North.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you know Amaechi, you won\u2019t waste airtime talking about him,\u201d Oshiomhole said.<\/p>\n

The former Edo State governor questioned Amaechi\u2019s political consistency, citing his past dispute with Atiku over the African Democratic Congress presidential primary.<\/p>\n

According to Oshiomhole, Amaechi had accused Atiku of emerging from a fraudulent primary and challenged his victory in court.<\/p>\n

\u201cHere is Amaechi on record in your TVC coverage and other network stations, who said that his own boss, the presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, that the primary that produce him was a fraudulent process, and Atiku stole the mandate, he didn\u2019t win the mandate. He didn\u2019t stop there. Amaechi went to court to challenge Atiku that he stole the mandate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Oshiomhole added that Atiku later reached an agreement with Amaechi, claiming the former vice-president had asked him to share the mandate they allegedly obtained through a fraudulent process.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not social media, there are court documents, and Atiku went back to him and said okay, let\u2019s share the stolen mandate together,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Oshiomhole also referred to Amaechi\u2019s political history, arguing that his rise to power and appointment as a minister were not the result of direct electoral victories.<\/p>\n

He said Amaechi became governor following a Supreme Court decision and was appointed minister by former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I am not surprised that knowing what I know about him\u2026he\u2019s been very lucky that Supreme Court make him a governor without appearing on the ballot, and President Buhari made him a minister without voting for him in 2015, because I was a national player and later national chairman, so I know what I\u2019m talking about,\u201d Oshiomhole said.<\/p>\n

The senator further criticised Amaechi for describing other political figures as ethnic champions, arguing that the former governor had presented himself as the exception before the African Democratic Congress primaries.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe referred to Atiku as an ethnic champion. He referred to every other person as an ethnic champion. He was the only non-ethnic champion in the ADC before their primaries,\u201d Oshiomhole said.<\/p>\n

He questioned Amaechi\u2019s assessment of other political leaders, saying someone who dismisses others as ethnic champions should not be taken seriously when discussing leadership in a diverse country like Nigeria.<\/p>\n

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