Rotimi Amaechi, a former Minister of Transportation, has revealed that he and former Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi initiated the opposition coalition.
Amaechi said he and Fayemi decided to expand the opposition coalition to accommodate more people.
The former governor of Rivers State made this public during a chat on an X space titled: “Weekend Politics” on Friday.
The coalition currently has eminent Nigerians like former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai; former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal.
Others include Boss Mustapha, former Senate President, David Mark, former Interior Minister, Rauf Aregbesola, former Sports Minister, Bolaji Abdullahi, among others.
The coalition recently adopted the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in its move to unseat President Bola Tinubu.
However, Amaechi said: “Fayemi and I began the coalition discussion, and we subsequently agreed to broaden it so that it would involve more than just the two of us talking about starting a new party.
“We must create a middle class, and put money in the pockets of Nigerians; insecurity will reduce.”
He also disclosed that he became the Speaker of Rivers State at the age of 32 years.
According to Amaechi, he served in that capacity for eight years without being impeached.
“I was the first Speaker at the age of 32 years and led the Rivers State Assembly for 8 years without being impeached,” he added.
