Kogi East: Ameh Cautions Voters on Politicians' Empty Promises

Dr Erico Ameh, the All-Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Kogi East Senatorial District in the 2027 elections, has cautioned voters against politicians making unrealistic campaign promises ahead of the polls.

He gave the warning in an interview in Abuja on Wednesday, on the sidelines of a ceremony marking his emergence as National Adviser to the Senior Special Assistants Forum of the North-Central States.
Ameh urged voters to scrutinise campaign promises and weigh them against what governments have actually delivered before making their choices at the polls. He specifically flagged promises to reinstate fuel subsidy—which he claimed benefited only a small segment of the population—warning voters to be cautious, and argued that the benefits of removing the subsidy were already beginning to materialise.

He said pledges to reverse existing government policies without offering clear alternatives or evidence of how such reversals would improve citizens' lives should be treated as a red flag.

"Some candidates have come up with a lot of promises, which cannot work, some which we have tried in Nigeria before and is not working for us. Somebody came up to promise us that he is going to bring back fuel subsidy; something we have tried and did not work for us. President Bola Tinubu understands the feelings of those at the grassroots and he is not ready to succumb to the highly placed people, and that was why he removed fuel subsidy. We can see a lot of ongoing projects everywhere in Nigeria, and you see our governors are paying salaries, they are doing a lot of projects in their states," he said.

Ameh urged voters to focus instead on tangible development projects and policies capable of improving infrastructure, the economy and living conditions, and pledged quality representation and infrastructure development for Kogi East Senatorial District if elected in 2027.

Earlier at the event, the forum's President, Prince Ezikiel Oruma, described the body as a strategic bridge between government and the people, providing policy support, driving grassroots mobilisation and ensuring government policies translate into tangible benefits for citizens across the North-Central zone.

"Beyond our states, we have taken on a strategic responsibility as a forum to ensure the continuity of the administration of President Tinubu beyond 2027. This is not about politics alone. It is about patriotism and continuity of good governance. Mr President's bold decision to remove fuel subsidy has liberated resources for public use. Today, we are seeing those resources at work in our states, more funds are going to our governors, and that has translated into developmental strides we can all see," Oruma said.

He reaffirmed the forum's commitment to mobilising support for President Tinubu and other APC candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections.