Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that Nigerians enjoyed better living conditions during the administration of late former President Muhammadu Buhari than under the current government.
Amaechi made the assertion while addressing protesters at the ongoing electoral reform demonstration at the National Assembly complex in Abuja. According to him, the quality of life for many Nigerians has worsened significantly since the change in administration.
The protest, tagged “Occupy the National Assembly,” drew a large crowd of youths who converged on the federal legislature to voice concerns over what they described as growing threats to credible elections and democratic accountability in the country.
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Speaking at the gathering, Amaechi questioned whether the current government has improved the welfare of citizens compared to the previous administration.
He said: “Is life easier now than when I was in the APC? Life is worse now than during the time of former President Buhari. Even though we were planning to remove subsidy.”
Amaechi’s presence at the protest was linked to demands for reforms in the electoral process, particularly the call for real-time electronic transmission of election results.
The issue has generated widespread public outrage following the Senate’s rejection of the proposal during deliberations on electoral reforms.
