I Can Beat Atiku To ADC Presidential Ticket – Rotimi Amaechi

Rotimi Amaechi

Former Minister of Transportation and former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has expressed confidence in his chances of securing the African Democratic Congress presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 election. He recently had his say during an interview on Trust TV, and Nigerians have been reacting.

Stating that Atiku Abubakar might no longer be electorally viable, Amaechi revealed that, despite consistently winning party primaries, the former Vice President has failed to convert them into presidential victories.

Stressing that he has never contested a presidential election in Nigeria, Rotimi added that his own candidacy would present a fresh option to voters.

His words, “I listened when the former vice president said he never failed a primary before. I hope this will be the first time he will fail primary.

The issue is that at all times that you have passed primary, you have not won an election. So it’s about electability.

I’ve never run. If nothing else, I can argue that I’ve never run any presidential election.

If you give this country to Vice President Atiku to govern, I believe he would do well. Just as I think Governor Obi would do well. Honestly, both of them would do better than President Tinubu.

He’s a Nigerian president. He’s not a Yoruba president,” Amaechi said of Obasanjo.

On zoning, Amaechi said he supported the principle only because Nigeria was still struggling with national unity.

The answer is yes and no. Yes in the sense that the country, for now, is yet to be found as a united entity.

If they have to be in Nigeria, then they must be part of Nigeria. They must have a sense of belonging that they are Nigerians.”

WOW.