Amaechi: How Fayemi and I began opposition coalition

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Former Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi has explained how he and ex-Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, collaborated in galvanising the coalition of opposition and eventually adopting the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Amaechi said both of them decided to expand the opposition coalition to accommodate more people after discussing the idea.

The former governor of Rivers State spoke on X Spaces titled: ‘Weekend Politics’ last weekend.

The coalition currently has opposition politicians like former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal.

Others include former Senate President David Mark, former Interior Minister Rauf Aregbesola, and former Sports Minister Bolaji Abdullahi, among others.Many Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members have defected to the ADC.

Amaechi, in the viral audio, said: “ADC has overgrown those that started it.

“The coalition started between I and Fayemi in the house of Nasiru Danu, with Salihu Mohammed (Mustapha) and others.

“When we met, Salihu commenced the meeting. He wanted us to reconcile.

“After reconciliation, we agreed to broaden it so that it would involve more than just the two of us talking about starting a new party.

“Then, we got a consultant to help us look at the political structure and that of INEC to determine which party will be most suitable.

“Then, we expanded by getting Tambuwal (Senator Aminu) and others. By the time we did that, we had grown to about 20 to 30.

“We thereafter set up a committee to look for any of the available parties to join.