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Minister of Transportation and a presidential hopeful, Rotimi Amaechi, has declared that he is most qualified person to be the flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 presidential election.
He however admitted that former Governor of Lagos, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is eminently qualified for the presidency, saying, he remains the party’s best choice.
The presidential aspirant spoke on Thursday when he visited Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at Government House, Marina, Lagos, ahead of the party’s primaries.
His words: “It is a difficult thing to contest with our leader, Tinubu. He is our leader and I know it is really a difficult decision that you have to take. He is eminently qualified to contest, but I’m more qualified than him.
“I’m the bridge between the old and the young. I understand the language of young people. And if we consider the reality of our current security situation. I’m the only one with experience in handling difficult security situations having served as governor at a time when kidnapping and violent crime was high in Rivers.”
Amaechi called on Sanwo-Olu to support his presidential ambition.
“I come with experience of having served as speaker, governor, and minister. I was chairman of governors and I also served as director general in the presidential campaign to deliver victory for our party, the APC.
“I have tremendous respect for our leader, but we have to make the hard choice. I always say there is no second position in this contest, the party must make a winning choice. It is a hard decision, but it is a decision that is doable,” Amaechi told the governor.
Responding, Sanwo-Olu noted that the minister is eminently qualified going by his record of experience.
“I have listened and I have listened very well,” the governor said.
“I’m a direct beneficiary of our leader, Asiwaju. For those of us in Lagos, he is our rallying point, we will continue to do the best for the country.”
