Former Governor of Rivers State, Chief Rotimi Amaechi has painted the picture of the risk he and other people from other parts of the country other than the North took in fully participating in the campaign for candidate Muhammadu Buhari before the 2015 Presidential election.
Amaechi, who spoke at The RED Summit Gala night celebration, the largest omni-media gathering in Lagos, gave the names of two other prominent persons that took similar risk as Adebola Williams and Chude Jideonwo, adding that they did a great job of the presidential campaign.
He was impressed with the roles which the two and himself played in the last presidential campaign that led to the election of President Muhammadu Buhari.
“I thank Adebola Williams and Chude Jideonwo for taking that responsibility of handling the presidential campaign. They sold our candidate to Nigerians against popular opinion. They got President Muhammadu Buhari to wear a suit, something he hadn’t done for over thirty years and that was one of the biggest highlights of the campaign. Those images broke barriers and sold the man.
“We always say God won the election but their role can’t be overemphasized. They created an impression that we had money, made the other people afraid and think we could match them money for money but we really couldn’t. It was their creativity. I thank them and wish them the very best.” [myad]