Former Vice‑President Rotimi Amaechi has revealed why he lost the 2022 All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary to Bola Tinubu. Speaking on Mainland FM in Lagos, Amaechi said he had made a mistake by heeding former President Muhammadu Buhari, who had told him not to campaign and promised to announce him as the party’s candidate.
“Buhari told me not to campaign and that he was going to announce me as his candidate,” Amaechi said, adding that the former president had put the promise in writing. “The reason Tinubu won the APC presidential primary in 2022 was that I made a mistake by listening to late President Buhari.”
He added that Tinubu’s victory was also a result of his own strength in the party. “Tinubu did not win because he was stronger,” Amaechi explained, implying that his own decision to follow Buhari’s advice cost him the nomination.
After the primary, Tinubu went on to win the 2023 presidential election. Amaechi finished second in the APC contest, a result that many of his supporters at the time said did not reflect his strength within the party.
<small>Source: Daily Post Nigeria — read the original story there.</small>
