Rotimi Amaechi says President Tinubu is not responsible for the problem in Nigeria.
Philips News reports that the 2023 APC presidential aspirant and former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, emphasised that the real challenge for the opposition was not President Bola Tinubu, but the strategies employed by the opposition.
Amaechi, one of the leaders of the opposition African Democratic Congress [ADC], while speaking at a press conference in Abuja, the nation’s capital, on Thursday, February 27, 2026.
He stated, “Actually, Tinubu is not our problem; the opposition is the problem of the opposition. The first thing we must know is that we must separate ourselves from the government in power. I said in one of these conferences that when I was in government, Muhammadu Buhari wanted electoral reform. So, a few ministers went to him and convinced him not to sign — that if he signed, Russia would hack the system and impose the wrong President on us. And he refused to sign.
“Tinubu will one day shout electoral reforms. If he doesn’t shout electoral reforms, those who are supporting him will shout electoral reforms. Tinubu is not our problem, watch his government, watch his strategy to win elections. His strategy is simple; his pattern is simple. He tries something today, you are weak. He puts something bigger, you are weaker. So, we need to focus on our strategy.”
Meanwhile, Philips News reports that leaders of the opposition African Democratic Congress and the New Nigeria Peoples Party on Thursday mounted fresh pressure on the National Assembly, demanding an immediate amendment of the Electoral Act 2026, which they described as anti-democratic and skewed ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The Senate, however, swiftly dismissed the agitation, advising opposition leaders Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and Rotimi Amaechi to pursue their concerns within the framework of the National Assembly.
Under the Electoral Act 2022, political parties were permitted to nominate candidates through direct primaries involving all registered members, indirect primaries conducted by delegates, or by consensus arrangements reached by party leaders.
However, the 2026 Electoral Act, recently passed by the National Assembly and assented to by President Bola Tinubu on February 18, restricts parties to only direct primaries and consensus options.
In addition, the new law shortens campaign periods and timelines for primaries, while funding for the Independent National Electoral Commission will now be released six months before an election, instead of the previous 12 months.
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Tinubu is not our problem. The problem is the opposition. We need to separate ourselves from the government in power. Tinubu’s pattern is simple. He tries something today, and you’re weak. He puts something bigger, and you’re weaker. Which president goes to France when you’re… pic.twitter.com/P0mgD4qqbP
— Nigerian Affairs Journal (@NigAffairs) February 26, 2026
