Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said the economic policies of President Bola Tinubu’s administration made it difficult for his family to afford medication for his late mother.
Amaechi, who is the African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate, made the statement during an interview on Channels Television’s *Politics Today* aired on Friday.
He said his mother had been in good health before Tinubu assumed office but later became difficult to care for as the cost of medicines increased.
“Because policies are killing people. I’ve lost my mother,” Amaechi said.
He added that the rising cost of drugs was affecting many Nigerian families and contributing to difficulties in accessing healthcare.
“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 linked the rising cost of medicines to Nigeria’s dependence on imported pharmaceutical products. He cited National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data on the value of imported drugs, saying Nigeria spent about N200 billion on drug imports in the period he referenced.
The former minister has repeatedly criticised the Tinubu administration’s economic policies, including the removal of the petrol subsidy.
Speaking on AIT on Wednesday, Amaechi also said he would resign from office if Nigerians did not begin to see meaningful changes within one year of an ADC administration 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 government would focus on key sectors of the economy and argued that Nigerians should be able to notice improvements within its first year in office.
