Rotimi Amaechi Reveals Reasons for Resigning from Buhari's Cabinet

Rotimi Amaechi, former governor and ex-minister of transportation, disclosed that his resignation from Muhammadu Buhari's government was due to significant disillusionment, resulting in him attending the ministry only one day a week. In an interview on AIT, he recounted challenging Buhari privately about whether the administration was meeting voter expectations since the All Progressives Congress (APC) came to power in 2015.

Amaechi recalled asking Buhari if they were living up to the ideals of the Buhari of 1983, to which Buhari responded that the contexts were not comparable. Following this, Amaechi submitted a formal application stating he would not be in the office on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, or Fridays.

He served as the director-general of the APC presidential campaign in 2015 and was transportation minister from 2015 until May 2022. Currently, he is campaigning for the presidency on the African Democratic Congress (ADC) platform, having been selected as running mate to a former Vice President for the 2027 election.