Former Rivers State Governor and African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, has expressed confidence that the party will defeat President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general election, insisting that the ADC already commands significant political support across the country.
Amaechi, who spoke on Saturday at the ADC presidential campaign rally in Bauchi State, said the party was well positioned to win the presidential election, citing its strong presence in the North-East and North-West, which he claimed account for 13 states.
The former Minister of Transportation, who is running alongside former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, said the ADC would not only dominate the two northern geopolitical zones but also give the ruling APC a serious electoral challenge in the South-South and North-Central regions.
He specifically predicted victories for the ADC in Niger, Kogi and Nasarawa states, expressing confidence that the party would secure enough votes across the country to unseat Tinubu.
“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,” Amaechi said.
He further claimed that the APC would lose another state in the South-West to the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), declaring that the ruling party’s electoral fortunes in the region would suffer a setback.
According to him, the ADC would mount a strong challenge against the APC in the South-South and North-Central, while making significant inroads into other geopolitical zones.
“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 dismissed the prospect of Tinubu making significant electoral gains in the South-East, maintaining that the ADC was on course to win the 2027 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 declared.
The ADC vice-presidential candidate also warned against any attempt to manipulate the outcome of the 2027 election, alleging that the ruling party could repeat what he described as electoral irregularities witnessed during the 2023 general election.
He insisted that the opposition would resist any such development, stressing that the ADC would not accept a repeat of the controversies surrounding the last presidential election.
“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 told the cheering crowd.
Amaechi’s remarks come amid uncertainty surrounding the ADC’s leadership and its preparations for the 2027 elections following a November 5 judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which nullified the leadership of the party’s National Working Committee led by former Senate President David Mark.
The court also invalidated decisions taken under the leadership structure, including the process that produced Atiku as the party’s presidential candidate, and directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to recognise decisions reached at the party’s 99th National Executive Committee meeting of July 27, 2025.
However, the ADC rejected the judgment, describing its position as unacceptable and indicating its intention to challenge the decision in court.
The party has maintained that the legal challenge would not derail its political activities or preparations for the 2027 general election, insisting that it remains focused on building a formidable national platform to wrest power from the APC.
Atiku, who served as Vice-President from 1999 to 2007, emerged as the ADC’s presidential candidate at its May 2026 primary, with Amaechi selected as his running mate.
