APC slams Amaechi over claim he couldn’t afford mother’s drugs

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticized African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate Rotimi Amaechi for claiming he could not afford medication for his late mother. In a statement on Sunday, the APC's National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, accused Amaechi of being dependent on public office for decades, stating he had become "destitute" just three years after leaving office.

The party argued that Amaechi's current predicament was evidence that the presidency should not be seen as a "soup kitchen" for former governors. They urged that job opportunities be found for Amaechi in his hometown that would allow him to support himself and his family, including paying for necessary medications.