Former Rivers State Governor and African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, has claimed that the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has the backing of 13 states across the North-East and North-West ahead of the 2027 general election.
Amaechi made the claim on Saturday while addressing supporters at the ADC presidential campaign rally in Bauchi State.
He compared the party’s projected support base with that of President Bola Tinubu, claiming that the President could only secure five states in the South-West.
“Atiku has the 13 states in the North-East and North-West. Tinubu has only five in the South-West, and the sixth goes to the Allied Peoples Movement,” Amaechi said.
The former Minister of Transportation also expressed confidence that the ADC would defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the North-Central and South-South regions.
He specifically predicted 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 further claimed that Tinubu would struggle to secure votes in the South-East, insisting that the region would support the ADC.
“The South-East is a no-go for Tinubu. Be rest assured the ADC will win,” he added.
The ADC vice-presidential candidate also accused the APC of attempting to manipulate the 2023 presidential election, warning that the opposition would resist any such move in 2027.
“Because these people will do what they did in 2023. This time, we shall not agree,” he said.
Amaechi’s remarks come amid a legal dispute over the leadership of the ADC following a Federal High Court judgment that nullified the David Mark-led national leadership and affected the process that produced Atiku as the party’s presidential candidate.
The ADC has rejected the judgment and indicated that it would challenge the decision on appeal.
