Minister of Transportation and the Director-General of the Buhari Presidential Campaign Organisation, Rotimi Amaechi, has been caught on tape allegedly criticising President Muhammadu Buhari.
The 7-second audio clip was posted on Twitter by Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.
In the yet-to-be authenticated clip, Mr Amaechi purportedly said Mr Buhari neither reads nor listens to anyone.
“The President is not listening to anybody. He doesn’ t care. You can write anything you want. The President doesn’t care. Does he read?” Amaechi purportedly said.
The context in which Amaechi made the statement, including the person he was talking to were unknown.
However, Mr Omokri, a vocal critic of Buhari’s government, said he had evidence to show that the audio was genuine.
He threatened to release more audio clips in the event that Amaechi denies the authenticity of the clip.
Omokri wrote, “We have more of the secretly recorded audios of Chibuike Amaechi, DG of the Muhammadu Buhari campaign, saying terrible things about Buhari’s government. I hear Amaechi wants to lie that he was referring to Goodluck Jonathan.
“Let him do that and I will release part two which clearly shows he referred to Buhari.”
Omokri said Amaechi had no respect for Buhari and even stated in another audio clip that former President Olusegun Obasanjo was the only Nigerian leader Amaechi respects.
“The man has no iota of respect for Buhari. In fact, he ( Amaechi) hero worshipped former President Obasanjo in the tape and said he is the only worthy Nigerian leader. They know the truth but hide it,” Omokri wrote.
The minister is yet to respond.
