- ADC vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, said opposition leaders have struggled to pick a single 2027 presidential candidate because personal ambition makes them unwilling to step down.
- Amaechi spoke on Monday at a panel session during the NBA 2026 Annual General Conference in Port Harcourt, saying even former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, could join if unity was possible.
- The former Rivers State Governor urged Nigerians to ignore ethnic ties and vote by track record, insisting ADC offers a fresh option and should be rejected if it fails performance tests.
The vice-presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rotimi Amaechi, has blamed personal ambition for the difficulty opposition leaders face in producing a united candidate for the 2027 presidential election.
He said nobody is willing to give up amid calls for the opposition to present a united front to unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Egalitarian Voice reports that the former Minister of Transportation made the disclosure on Monday during a panel session at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) 2026 Annual General Conference in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
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“Coalition as it is today is difficult to achieve. If it is possible, I am sure that Vice President Atiku Abubakar would be willing to participate. But the difficulty in it is that everybody has ambition; nobody wants to give up. There are very few politicians who are in love with Nigeria. What the politicians are doing is to just come in and milk the country dry,” he said.
Amaechi, however, defended his record in public office, saying the projects his administration completed in Rivers State during his tenure as Governor are still visible.
Speaking ahead of the 2027 polls, he also charged Nigerians to shun ethnicity and assess candidates based on their track record.
“A coalition should be based on performance.
“Assess us by our last performance and choose; not just vote because you are from Ikwerre or Omoku and choose your candidate,” the ADC vice-presidential candidate said.
According to him, ADC provides a fresh option and credible alternative for Nigerians.
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“ADC provides a different kind of leadership completely. If we can’t perform, don’t vote for us,” the former Rivers State governor told the gathering on Monday.
