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Life better for Nigerians under Buhari than now - Rotimi Amaechi

Thompson Nsisongabasi

Feb 10, 2026

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Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has argued that Nigerians were better off under the administration of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari than they are under the current government.

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Amaechi said living conditions under the current administration has deteriorated significantly for Nigerians, unlike during Buhari's administration.

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He made the remarks at the ongoing electoral reform protest taking place at the National Assembly in Abuja.

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The protest, branded "Occupy the National Assembly', attracted a large turnout of Nigerian youths who gathered to express concerns over what they see as threats to credible elections and democratic accountability.

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Amaechi 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.ÔÇØ

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Amaechi's participation in the protest was driven by demands for the real-time electronic transmission of election results, an issue that has sparked widespread public anger following the Senate's decision to reject the proposal as part of the ongoing electoral reform efforts.

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