Amaechi Lied, Buhari Did Not Promise Him APC Presidential Ticket – Biodun Ajiboye

According to a video posted on TVC on Monday November 9, 2026, Biodun Ajiboye, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Directorate of Media and Strategic Communications, said former Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi was only playing to the gallery.

He was speaking about Amaechi’s past claim that then President Muhammadu Buhari told him he would give him the presidential ticket. Ajiboye spoke on the programme Politics Tonight. He said Amaechi was determined to win the party’s presidential primary.

The host had asked about the credibility of former APC leaders who now criticise the party. She noted that Amaechi served as transportation minister under Buhari. She said Amaechi now claims that corruption under President Bola Tinubu is worse than under the last administration.

In his words, Biodun Ajiboye said, “All these things he was saying about the president then, President Buhari, telling him he would give him ticket, he is just playing to the gallery. He was determined to win that election. I was very active on that election,” he said.

Ajiboye went further on Amaechi’s background and views. He said Amaechi left school, became a local government chairman, and then a member of the Rivers State House of Assembly. He said Amaechi later became speaker, governor and minister.

According to Ajiboye, Amaechi never worked in a corporate organisation. He said this makes his experience hollow and narrow. He described it as a “straight jacket” experience of life.

The host asked whether the APC could completely distance itself from the allegations Amaechi is making. Ajiboye said different people will say different things in politics. He told the host that Nigerians should not worry about Amaechi’s claims.

Ajiboye also said he was among those sent to monitor Amaechi’s movement during the primary. He said the party watched him closely because he was ready to disrupt it.

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