African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice presidential candidate Rotimi Amaechi has challenged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over his economic policies, saying he would campaign for the president in 2027 if petrol sells for ₦600 per litre.
Amaechi made the comment while discussing Tinubu’s Independence Day address and his claim that Nigeria had entered an “age of prosperity” on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
He questioned whether Nigerians were already seeing the economic gains promised by the president.
“It is about believability; who do you believe? Go to the 2005 Presidential speech; it is the same: we have turned the page, and we are about to start enjoyment,” Amaechi said.
“Have you asked one of your staff who goes by transport, how much it costs from Yanya to Abuja? Has anything come down?
“Has any price come down, has anything changed?” he asked.
Amaechi said he would personally check the petrol price at a filling station.
“I will go tomorrow morning to the petrol station to buy fuel, I will go myself, if fuel has come down to 600, I will campaign for President Tinubu.
“If fuel comes down to 600 tomorrow, I will campaign for Tinubu,” he said.
He also offered to withdraw from Atiku Abubakar’s ticket and support Tinubu if the price had dropped.
“If you doubt me, come with your camera to my house, and I will go to the filling station and buy fuel, and I, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi will withdraw as a vice presidential candidate of Atiku and campaign for President Tinubu, if it has come down,” he added.
The comments come ahead of the 2027 presidential election, with Amaechi on the ADC ticket alongside former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
