Tinubu’s Policies Contributed to My Mother’s Death, Made Drugs Unaffordable – Amaechi

Former Minister of Transportation and African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, has accused the administration of President Bola Tinubu of implementing policies that contributed to the death of his mother.

Amaechi made the allegation during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, aired on Friday.

According to him, the rising cost of medicines under the Tinubu administration made it increasingly difficult for his family to afford the drugs needed to care for his mother before her death.

“Because policies are killing people. I’ve lost my mother,” Amaechi said.

He claimed that his mother had been healthy before the Tinubu administration came into office but later became difficult to care for due to the rising cost of medication.

“Before Tinubu, my mother was healthy. Suddenly, by the time Tinubu came, it was difficult to buy drugs for my mother,” he said.

Amaechi also argued that the rising cost of healthcare was affecting many Nigerian families, particularly those with elderly parents.

He cited Nigeria’s dependence on imported pharmaceutical products, saying the country spent about N200 billion importing drugs in the previous quarter, according to figures he attributed to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

The former minister has been a vocal critic of the Tinubu administration’s economic policies, including the removal of the petrol subsidy.

In a separate interview with African Independent Television (AIT) on Wednesday, Amaechi said he would resign if Nigerians did not begin to experience meaningful changes within one year of an ADC government taking office.

“If Nigeria does not begin to change, one year after we have come to office, come to me, I will resign,” he said.

Amaechi said an ADC-led administration would focus on transforming key sectors of the Nigerian economy if elected in the 2027 general election.