Senator Adams Oshiomhole, the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has launched a blistering verbal assault on former Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi, accusing him and a group of “disgruntled” former governors of orchestrating his 2020 removal from office.
In a candid interview with News Central TV on Wednesday, March 10, 2026, Oshiomhole revisited the high-stakes political warfare that led to the dissolution of his National Working Committee (NWC).
He specifically singled out Amaechi, claiming the former Rivers State Governor has since been “humbled” by his loss of political relevance.
Oshiomhole recalled that during his tenure as party chairman, several governors and cabinet members including Amaechi viewed his leadership as a threat to their personal interests. He revealed that Amaechi went as far as issuing open threats to ensure his ouster.
“Amaechi openly threatened to get me removed from my position as APC national chairman,” Oshiomhole stated, adding that the plot was driven by a desire to control the party’s internal structures ahead of the 2023 elections.
The Senator’s remarks appear to be a direct response to recent public comments made by Amaechi during his 60th birthday celebrations, where the former minister lamented the state of the nation, saying, “I myself am feeling the effects of hunger.”
Oshiomhole, however, dismissed Amaechi’s “hunger” as a metaphorical loss of power rather than a lack of resources. He argued that the former minister is simply “starving” for the influence he once wielded.
“Now the Amaechi that threatened me with all the powers has been shouting everywhere that he is hungry not hunger as the masses say it, it is political hunger,” Oshiomhole said. “He wields power no more; he cannot threaten a chicken with political power. He has been taken out of it.”
Reflecting on the 2020 crisis that saw his chairmanship terminated by a court order and subsequent NEC meeting, Oshiomhole expressed a sense of vindication.
He noted that many of the individuals who fought to remove him eventually faced their own political downfalls at the polls.
“But the good news is some of those governors who moved against me, they went to the polls and they lost,” he observed…..See More
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