Nigeria, Oct. 3 -- The Vice Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rotimi Amaechi, has accused President Bola Tinubu's administration of contributing to the death of his mother, saying the economic hardship made it difficult for him to afford the drugs she needed.

Mr Amaechi, a former governor of Rivers State and former Minister of Transportation, made the allegation on Friday during an interview on Channels Television's Politics Today.

His mother, Ezinne Amaechi, died on 16 July at the age of 89.

"Tinubu's policies killed my mother. Before Tinubu came, my mother was healthy. After 2023, it was difficult for me to buy drugs for my mother," he said.

Mr Amaechi has repeatedly criticised the Tinubu administratio...