Ibim Semenitari, a former aide to the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has reacted to the audio recording in which the minister was heard expressing shocking pessimistic views about Nigeria and the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.


In a press statement yesterday, she accepted the voice in the tape is Amaechi’s but insisted that the minister’s comment had been twisted out of context.

Amaechi, a key political ally of Buhari and is the Director-General of the Buhari/Osinbajo Campaign Organisation, was allegedly caught on tape portraying President Buhari as a dismal failure who has been unable to meet the expectations of various segments of the society.


However, the statement by Mrs Semenitari, a former Rivers State commissioner for Information under Amaechi, reads: “Let me first make it clear that I am not speaking for the Honourable Minister nor for his media team. He has quite competent hands who can do so.

“However, I feel compelled as someone who had sat in at myriads of interviews granted by the Honourable minister both when he was governor and a little while after that to correct what I believe is deliberate twisting of what he had said. First a bit of background to put things in context.

“Anyone who has sat with Amaechi in private discussions or at a media interview will agree that he has been consistent in expressing the belief that most Nigerians do not hate corruption but simply hate the fact that they are not the ones perpetuating the corruption. This has been his view expressed at different times in press interviews. It is for this reason that he has maintained that only a bloody revolution somewhat like the Rawlings revolution in Ghana will change Nigeria.


“During the Jonathan era, he had made these comments at various media discussions during which time he had also lamented about the former President’s refusal to listen and take counsel. Media colleagues at these events I am sure will remember. It is for this reason that I am certain the first recording was from one of those parleys.

“It is possible that the Honourable Minister has also on some occasions spoken about the frugality of the Buhari regime but he did so not in the context of negativity but as a positive indication of a new Nigeria where pain will ultimately translate to gain. Again I say this with the privilege of knowing his governance worldview in this regards.

“The reason I have bothered to speak about this is because this is a clear case of cut and paste. Different conversations taken out of context and brought together to create a narrative that is far from the truth.

“I am saddened by the fact that a purported conversation meant in the first place to be not for reportage and in strict confidence is being peddled. Though I wasn’t present at this so-called meeting but I gleaned this from the supposed comments of the minister in the peddled tape itself.

“Like I said, I do not hold brief for the minister not can speak for his media team but I do owe my country, my profession and posterity the truth that I know. Happy new year again and may Nigeria prosper.”

“I am saddened by the fact that a purported conversation meant in the first place to be not for reportage and in strict confidence is being peddled. Though I wasn’t present at this so-called meeting but I gleaned this from the supposed comments of the minister in the peddled tape itself.

RevenGeMission:
The audio was edited background noise chart indicates tge difference

-Mamman Daura/Abba Kyari audio on Aisha Buhari was denied.

-IGP's "Transmission, Transmitting and Transfusion" video was initially denied but acknowledged when someone broke the agreement to keep it secret.

-Lai Muhammed's infamous video on the alleged #3.5M monthly feeding of the unjustly incarcerated El-Zazzaky was strongly denied by the government until it was forced to do a volte face

-Gov.Umar Ganduje babanriga dollar bribe stuffing video & scandal was so shamelessly denied that it took a Buhari recommendation first before a fraudulent legal backing was obtained to quash it.

"President Muhammadu Buhari......has mentioned that Kano State governor, Umar Ganduje is a responsible leader despite allegations of the governor receiving bribes putting his position in question...."
https://lailasnews.com/ganduje-is-a-responsible-leader-buhari

while the EFCC was so paralyzed that it cant even investigate same scandal.

-Lawal Babachir, Abdulrasheed Maina, Kemi Adeosun, Obono-Obla, VP Osinbajo alleged #5B NEMA scandal, were all shamelessly defended by this useless government despite overwhelming evidence against them even confirming their indictment.

They lied so incredibly that they have bastardized the sensibility of reasonable Nigerians.Now the govt and zombies of course are still doing damage control on this

Racoon:
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Senseless follow, follow jojarajo mentality
Think independently man.

ayobamiakinrind:
It is for this reason that he has maintained that only a bloody revolution somewhat like the Rawlings revolution in Ghana will change Nigeria.

So, why then is he marketing Buhari?

sarrki:
I don’t deal with tribal bigots

Racoon:
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Meanwhile you're the numero uno on that list.Guy friend this is a new year.

sarrki:
Also avoid pdp miscreants

SalamRushdie:
Ameachi Leaked Tape is an eye opener into what the president's aides actually think of him, see below 7 (seven) things to takeaway from the tape .
1. The President doesn't care about Nigerians
2. The President doesn't care about Small Businesses
3. The President doesnt understand the relationship between govt policies and the economy .
4. The President is a poor reader.
5. The President laughs at the suffering of Nigerians.
6. Ameachi doesn't believe Nigeria is going anywhere
7. The President's aides know that poverty and suffering is escalating but prefer to lie to him all is well

Racoon:
Fixed! Welcome!

Racoon:
[s][/s]Yet Amaechi that you venerate so much & in the heat now as well as Ganduje, Wammako, Musiliu Obanikoro, OUK, etc were all formerly of the PDP.Yours is a pathetic case brother.