APC: Amaechi unfit for VP, mother’s death claim proves it

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticised former Rivers State governor and African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, over his reported claim that he could not afford medication for his late mother, saying the disclosure demonstrated his alleged unsuitability for the office of vice-president.

The APC, in a statement issued on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, also mocked Amaechi over his reported comments that he had become financially constrained since leaving public office.

The party began its statement by expressing condolences over the death of Amaechi’s mother, Dame Ezinne Mary Oduah Amaechi, and wishing the former governor good health.

It, however, quickly turned to a criticism of his political record and personal circumstances.

The APC said Amaechi, who served as Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, governor of the state and Minister of Transportation, had spent decades in public office but was now claiming to be unable to afford medication for his mother.

“Rotimi Amaechi’s uncanny confessions must not be missed,” the party said.

“First, he howled that he had become so broke and hungry that his wife was now feeding him. Now, he has stated that his inability to afford medications killed his mother at 89.”

The party questioned how Amaechi, after leaving public office, could reportedly find himself in such financial circumstances.

“For four decades, Rotimi Amaechi freeloaded at the highest levels of public office. He was never hungry and could afford medications for himself and his family,” the APC alleged.

“Just three years out of office, he has become destitute, unable to fend for himself and his loved ones.”

The APC further attacked Amaechi’s suitability for political office, alleging that his reported financial difficulties showed an inability to sustain himself outside public office.

The party said: “If Amaechi is not struggling with some kind of Peter Pan syndrome, then he must be a loafer, aimless and irresponsible for his inability to be productive and earn a living outside the patronage of public office.”

Amaechi, according to the APC, was seeking the vice-presidency in 2027 despite his reported financial difficulties.

“The same Rotimi Amaechi now asks Nigerians to make him vice president come 2027 so he can continue leeching on public treasury and keep the predatory lifestyle he has grown accustomed to,” the party said.

It added: “The presidency is not a soup kitchen, and will not be a soup kitchen for Rotimi Amaechi.”

The APC concluded by linking Amaechi’s reported comments directly to his suitability for the vice-presidential office.

“There can be no better speaker of Rotimi Amaechi’s unfitness for the office of vice president than Rotimi Amaechi himself,” the party said.