Rotimi Amaechi Claims Buhari’s Tenure Offered a Better Life for Nigerians

According to former Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi, Nigerians fared better under the late former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration than they do under the present one.

Amaechi said that, in contrast to Buhari’s administration, living standards for Nigerians have substantially worsened under the current administration.

He said this while protesting electoral reform at the National Assembly in Abuja.

Known as “Occupy the National Assembly,” the demonstration drew a sizable crowd of young Nigerians who came to voice their concerns about what they see to be dangers to democratic accountability and fair elections.

“Is life easier now than it was in the APC?” Amaechi asked. Compared to former President Buhari’s administration, life is worse today. Despite our intention to eliminate the subsidy.

Demands for real-time electronic transmission of election results, which have caused a great deal of public ire since the Senate rejected the plan as part of the ongoing electoral reform efforts, were the main reason Amaechi participated in the demonstration.