Ex-Minister Amaechi declares 2027 presidential bid, cites infrastructure record

Former Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi declared himself a 'Nigerian candidate' for the 2027 elections, stating his infrastructure track record (Abuja-Kaduna rail, Lagos-Ibadan rail, Lekki Deep Sea Port) and security record qualifies on rivers state governor says he can solve Nigeria's problems. He claimed the Buhari administration outperformed Tinubu's current government. Amaechi, chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, emphasized his candidacy is not ethnically driven but based on solving national challenges.

SOURCE: https://www.channelstv.com/2026/04/17/video-i-understand-nigerias-problems-can-solve-them-amaechi/