Former Rivers State Governor and African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, has predicted that the party will defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election, claiming it has the backing of 13 states across the North-East and North-West.
Amaechi also expressed confidence that the ADC would win Niger, Kogi and Nasarawa states in the North-Central, while challenging the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-South.
He made the claims on Saturday at the ADC presidential campaign rally in Bauchi State, where he accused the APC of allegedly manipulating the 2023 general election and warned that the opposition would resist a repeat in 2027.
“Because these people will do what they did in 2023. This time, we shall not agree. Do you understand? We will not do what?” he said.
Amaechi, who is the running mate to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, said the ADC had a stronger regional foothold than Tinubu, citing its alleged support across 13 states in the North-East and North-West.
“We are the only party that comes with 13 states. The whole of North-East, the whole of North-West, that is 13, right? Let the President tell us how many states he comes with. He comes with only five in the South-West,” he said.
He further predicted that the APC would lose another state in the South-West to the Allied Peoples Movement (APM).
“That’s if he will. And the sixth state in the South-West will vote APM, whether he likes it or not,” he added.
The former Minister of Transportation said the ADC would mount a strong challenge against the APC in the South-South and North-Central, expressing confidence that Atiku would win Niger, Kogi and Nasarawa states.
“We will fight with him in South-South. We will fight with him in North-Central. And be sure, be rest assured, Niger, Kogi, Nasarawa will be in ours easily,” he said.
Amaechi also claimed that Tinubu would struggle to secure votes in the South-East, insisting that the ADC would emerge victorious in the presidential election.
“He will not go to South-East at all. Be rest assured, we will win. We will win. Things will get better,” he said.
The rally comes amid uncertainty over the ADC’s leadership and its preparations for the 2027 elections following a November 5 judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja.
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The court nullified the leadership of the party’s National Working Committee led by former Senate President David Mark and invalidated decisions taken under it, including the process that produced Atiku as its presidential candidate.
Justice Peter Lifu also directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to recognise decisions taken at the party’s 99th National Executive Committee meeting held on July 27, 2025.
The ADC rejected the judgment, saying it would challenge the decision in court and insisting that its activities and preparations for the 2027 elections would continue.
Atiku, who served as Vice-President between 1999 and 2007, emerged as the ADC’s presidential candidate at its May 2026 primary, with Amaechi selected as his running mate.
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