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Former Rivers State governor and ADC vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies contributed to the death of his mother, saying the rising cost of medicines made it increasingly difficult for him to afford her treatment.
Amaechi made the remarks during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, while criticising the economic impact of the Tinubu administration’s reforms.
According to Amaechi, his mother, Mary Amaechi, was healthy before Tinubu assumed office in May 2023. He said the subsequent increase in the cost of medications made it difficult for him to consistently purchase the drugs she required.
“Before Tinubu became President, my mother was healthy. Suddenly, when Tinubu came, it became difficult to buy drugs for my mother. I did the best I could in taking care of my mother.”
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When the television host asked him directly whether Tinubu’s policies killed his mother, Amaechi responded that they did, linking her death to the broader economic difficulties he said had made healthcare unaffordable.
His comments came on the heels of a wider discussion about the removal of the petrol subsidy, rising living costs, exchange-rate reforms and the increasing price of medicines.
Amaechi argued that government policies should ultimately be judged by their effects on households and ordinary Nigerians.
Amaechi’s mother died in July 2026 at the age of 89 and the burial in September in Ubima, Rivers State drew dignitaries from all parts of the country.
Amaechi’s allegation about the connection between government policy and his mother’s death is deemed a loose statement.
Amaechi, a former governor of Rivers State and former minister of transportation, is currently the African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 general elections.
