Amaechi Challenges Tinubu to Prove Allegation That Atiku Used Public Funds to Build AUN

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, has challenged President Bola Tinubu and his associates to provide evidence for allegations that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar used public funds to establish the American University of Nigeria (AUN).

Amaechi made the demand on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, where he reacted to claims circulating about the source of funding for the university.

The former Minister of Transportation insisted that anyone accusing Atiku of using public resources to build the institution must present verifiable evidence rather than rely on social media claims and public statements.

“Show the evidence!” Amaechi said.

He argued that making allegations against political opponents was easy, but proving such claims required credible documentation.

“It is easy to accuse a man on social media and in press statements, but it is another thing to prove it with documents,” he said.

Amaechi maintained that Atiku established the university with his personal resources and challenged those disputing the claim to produce facts supporting their allegations.

He also warned the Tinubu administration against using its political influence to intimidate opposition figures, arguing that democracy could be weakened if disagreements with political opponents were treated as grounds for persecution.

The ADC chieftain said Atiku had faced repeated political attacks during his years in opposition but had continued to remain active in the political space.

Amaechi further argued that if the government possessed evidence that public funds were used to establish AUN, the appropriate course would be to present the evidence before a court rather than engage in what he described as propaganda against the former vice-president.

He added that Nigerians were more concerned about pressing challenges such as food insecurity, unemployment and insecurity than continued political exchanges between government officials and opposition figures.