{"id":168268,"date":"2025-07-04T12:00:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T11:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/im-not-interested-in-tinubus-appointment-amaechi"},"modified":"2025-07-04T13:19:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T12:19:40","slug":"im-not-interested-in-tinubus-appointment-amaechi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/im-not-interested-in-tinubus-appointment-amaechi","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m not interested in Tinubu\u2019s appointment \u2013 Amaechi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has stated that he joined the opposition not because President Bola Tinubu failed to offer him a political appointment.<\/p>\n<p>Amaechi made this known on Thursday while featuring on Channels TV\u2019s Politics Today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never stole anything in politics. I don\u2019t drive a Rolls-Royce. I\u2019m not in opposition because Tinubu didn\u2019t give me an appointment. I\u2019m not interested in any appointments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there\u2019s anyone who says Amaechi deceived them, let them come forward. If there was corruption in my tenure, let them come forward. I\u2019m waiting,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The former Minister of Transport was among the top politicians who, on Wednesday in Abuja, unveiled the African Democratic Congress, ADC, as the political platform for the coalition against Tinubu\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n<p>It will be recalled that the opposition coalition, on Tuesday, adopted the ADC as its political party ahead of the 2027 general elections.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has stated that he joined the opposition not because President Bola Tinubu failed to offer him a political appointment. Amaechi made this known on Thursday while featuring on Channels TV\u2019s Politics Today. \u201cI never stole anything in politics. I don\u2019t drive a Rolls-Royce. 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