The Vice Presidential candidate of the Africa Democratic Congress ADC, Rotimi Amaechi, has criticised the Federal government’s removal of fuel subsidy, saying it triggered “spiral inflation”.

Amaechi who spoke during an ADC town hall meeting in Effurun, Uvwie local council, Delta State, stressed that higher transportation and energy costs had affected farmers and businesses and eventually pushed up the prices of food, healthcare, education and other essential services.

He declared that if the ADC wins the 2027 presidential election the party would introduce a production subsidy for locally refined petroleum products as part of efforts to reduce fuel prices and ease the cost of living.

He said “When the price of food comes down, the price of rice will come down, the price of the bus will come down, the price of the barber will come down. Everything will come down. ADC administration would tackle corruption and revive critical infrastructure, particularly rail and maritime transportation.

“If we win, we will build a new seaport in Warri,” Amaechi said, adding that the administration would also support the completion of the proposed Bonny/Brutu seaport. I urged supporters to defend their votes at polling units, stressing that the responsibility for ensuring victory for Ogboru and other ADC candidates could not be left to party leaders alone.

Amaechi who urged Delta voters not to allow the ruling APC government to rig out the ADC during the elections, emphasized the need for voters to defend their votes. He cautioned voters not to leave their polling units after voting and to ensure that their votes counts.

He urged Deltans to secure the victory of the ADC governorship candidate, Great Ogboru’s in 2027 as well as deliver the presidential candidate of the party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

H”Don’t be allowed to be rigged. After voting wait till results are announced instead of rushing home to do nothing, then you are the problem of all ADC candidates, If you make a mistake this time, it means that Ogboru will again not be sworn in”, he said.

The former Rivers State governor also urged ADC candidates for the Senate, House of Representatives and State Assembly to work for Atiku’s victory to secure their own, rather than rely on appointments from an incoming federal government.

He said no candidates will be given appointments if they do not win their constituency, urging all ADC candidates to defend their votes and ensure that the party records victories from the presidential election down to the state legislature.

Earlier, Delta State ADC Governorship candidate, Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru welcomed Amaechi to Delta and described the meeting as an opportunity for the people to hear directly from the party’s national leadership on its plans for Nigeria.

Ogboru urged the audience to listen to Amaechi’s proposals and question him on how the ADC intended to address the economic challenges confronting Nigerians.

The ADC Delta State chairman, Hon. George Timinimi also pledged the commitment of the state chapter to Ogboru’s governorship bid and the party’s other candidates, saying the party had undertaken consultations across the 25 local government areas and three senatorial districts.

He said the party would commence an aggressive, issue-based campaign across communities, with the objective of taking its message of economic recovery and a production-driven economy to voters.

Timinimi declared that the state chapter was prepared to mobilise for the ADC’s presidential, governorship and legislative candidates, saying, Delta State will be an ADC state.