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 in the 2027 presidential election. He claimed that the ADC has a strong political presence across the North-East and North-West, with 13 states backing the party. Amaechi made the remarks during the ADC presidential campaign rally in Bauchi State.
According to Amaechi, the ADC would not only dominate the North-East and North-West but would also challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-South and North-Central regions. He predicted that Niger, Kogi and Nasarawa states would support the ADC in the 2027 election. Amaechi expressed confidence in the chances of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, who is the ADC presidential candidate.
Amaechi also warned that the party would not allow a repeat of what he alleged happened during the 2023 presidential election. He claimed that the APC could lose another state in the South-West to the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), with Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde as the APM presidential candidate. Amaechi maintained that the party would make significant inroads into the South-South and North-Central regions.
The ADC vice-presidential candidate claimed that Atiku would secure victories in several states across the South-South and North-Central regions. He stated that the party would fight for votes in these regions and be rest assured of winning. Amaechi also expressed confidence that the party would win in the South-East region.
The former Rivers governor is Atiku’s running mate following the former vice-president’s emergence as the ADC presidential candidate at the party’s May 2026 primary. However, the party’s preparations have been complicated by an ongoing leadership dispute. On November 5, 2026, the Federal High Court in Abuja nullified the leadership of the ADC National Working Committee led by former Senate President David Mark.
The judgment followed a suit filed by former ADC National Deputy Chairman (North-East), Nafiu Bala Gombe, who challenged the process through which the Mark-led leadership assumed control of the party. The ADC rejected the judgment and announced plans to challenge it at the Court of Appeal, maintaining that its political activities and preparations for the 2027 elections would continue.
The 2023 presidential election saw Tinubu, then the APC candidate, declared winner by INEC with 8,794,726 votes. Atiku, who contested on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), came second with 6,984,520 votes, while Peter Obi of the Labour Party finished third with 6,101,533 votes. The ADC is seeking to challenge Tinubu’s victory in the 2027 election.
Key points
- ADC claims 13 northern states are behind it.
- Party predicts wins in Niger, Kogi and Nasarawa states.
- Ongoing leadership dispute complicates party preparations.
