APC Criticizes Amaechi's Financial Claims Amid Vice-Presidency Bid

The All Progressives Congress (APC) issued a statement attacking Rotimi Amaechi, the vice-presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), regarding his claims of financial difficulties that allegedly hindered him from affording medications for his late mother, Dame Ezinne Mary Oduah Amaechi. In a statement released in Abuja by APC National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka, the party expressed condolences for Amaechi's mother's death while sarcastically wishing him better employment opportunities.

The APC highlighted Amaechi's extensive public service, including his roles as a two-term Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, two-term governor, and two-term Minister of Transportation. The party questioned how he could be financially distressed just three years after leaving public office, suggesting that his comments indicated his unfitness for the vice-presidency.

The APC concluded that if Amaechi could not sustain himself outside government, he should not seek the vice-presidency, stating, “The presidency is not a soup kitchen.”.