2023: I’m more experienced than Osinbajo, Tinubu, others ― Amaechi

Rotimi Amaechi

A presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rotimi Amaechi, says he is more experienced than Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, and other aspirants vying for the party’s presidential ticket ahead of the 2023 general election.

Amaechi said this in an interview with newsmen shortly after an interactive session with APC delegates in Gombe State on Saturday.

“I am more experienced than all of them; I have been governor, minister, and Speaker, all for two terms.

“I have been a Director-General of President Buhari’s campaign. I have toured round the country, I took the President to the 36 states of the Federation.

“I took my time to understand what is going on,” he said.

Amaechi, a former Minister of Transportation, added that he had gone round 31 states of the country, noting that Gombe was the 31st state and from Sunday “I will cover the remaining five states”.

Earlier, the presidential aspirant urged the delegates to vote for him for the overall benefits of all Nigerians.

He said he had the energy, the capability, and the strength to be the President, saying: “I became House of Assembly member at 24, Governor at 44 and by God’s grace I will be President at 58.”

He said if given the mandate, he would provide infrastructure in Gombe and also introduce Agricultural programme to create jobs for the people.

Speaking on security, Amaechi said he would handle the matter appropriately because he has done it when he was the governor of Rivers State.

In his remarks, Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, said the state is home for Amaechi because “it’s purely APC state”.

“We have all the three Senators and our six House of Representatives members are APC, 19 out of 24 Assembly members are APC,” Governor Yahaya added.

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