Money given to you by parties will finish, Amaechi says as he advises Nigerians

Former River State's governor and runner-up of the APC presidential primary election, Rotimi Amaechi, has called on Nigerians to not trade their future for money.

The former minister of transportation stated this as he also revealed that the delegates who sold their votes at the All Progressives Congress presidential primary are regretting their decision.

The former governor polled 316 votes at the party's primary to fall behind the eventual winner and presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, who polled over 1000 votes.

Speaking during an event to mark the 60th birthday of Eugene Ogu, general overseer of Abundant Life Evangel Mission in Port Harcourt, the Rivers capital, Amaechi said the “ordinary” citizen is the problem of the country.

"I don’t believe that is the solution to Nigeria’s problem — giving money. I hope you know. I give you N10 million now and when it finishes, what happens? The solution to Nigeria’s problem is that all of you must rise,” he said.

"God should save the ordinary Nigerian, because they are the problem. Those who voted at the APC primary, who are they? The ordinary Nigerian. The small money they got solved their immediate problems.

"Now ‘oh we made a mistake’; ‘we didn’t make a mistake’. We are hearing different things. Pray for the leadership of the country, but also pray that ordinary Nigerians choose the right person to govern."

He also spoke on the recent concerns raised over the identity of the clerics that attended the unveiling of Kashim Shettima as the APC vice-presidential candidate.

According to the former minister, the persos in questions are Christians.

"Those bishops you saw [Kashim Shettima’s unveiling ceremony], they may not be bishops, but they are Christians," he said.