*Urges them to ‘go home and rest’
The Minister of Transportation and presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has urged older aspirants vying for the party’s presidential ticket in 2023 to “go home and rest”.
Amaechi made the remarks on Sunday in Kaduna, where he met with APC delegates ahead of the party’s presidential primaries scheduled to take place later this month.
The minister, who referred to older aspirants in the competition as “elders”, claimed that he is the youngest person in the party gunning for the ticket.
Though he did not mention names, it is believed he was referring to the likes of former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu who is presently 70 years old; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who is over 65 years old and former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole (70 years) among others.
He advised them to “go home and rest,” describing them as “elders.”
While hinting at his resignation from his post on Monday (today), the minister expressed his appreciation for the opportunity to serve the country.
President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered that all of his cabinet members seeking elective offices in the 2023 general election should quit.
Speaking further at the event, Amaechi said he ruled a State that was ravaged by insecurity at the time, but he was able to properly manage the situation, adding that if elected President, he would do the same in Nigeria.