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Former Rivers State Governor and African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, has predicted that the party will defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election, claiming it has a strong electoral base across 13 states in the North-East and North-West.
Amaechi also expressed confidence that the ADC would challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-South and North-Central regions, specifically naming Niger, Kogi and Nasarawa states as places the party expects to win.
He made the remarks on Saturday at the ADC presidential campaign rally in Bauchi State, where he warned that the party would resist any attempt to manipulate the outcome of the 2027 election, referring to what he alleged happened during the 2023 polls.
The former governor, who is the running mate to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, argued that the ADC had a wider regional reach in the North than the ruling APC, which he claimed had support in only five South-West states.
He identified the 13 states in the North-East and North-West as the ADC’s electoral stronghold and challenged Tinubu to demonstrate comparable support across the country.
“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,” he said.
Amaechi also predicted that the APC would lose another state in the South-West to the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), although he did not identify the state.
He said the ADC would contest strongly against the ruling party in the South-South and North-Central, expressing confidence that Atiku would secure victories in Niger, Kogi and Nasarawa.
“Let the president tell us how many states he comes with.
“He comes with only 5 in the South-West.
“And the 6 states in the South-West, will vote APM. Whether he likes it or not. We will fight with him in South-South.
“We will fight with him in North-Central. And be sure, be rest assured, Niger, kogi, Nasrawa will be in ours easily,” he said.
Amaechi further claimed that Tinubu would struggle to make electoral gains in the South-East, maintaining that the ADC would win the presidential election and improve the country’s fortunes.
“He will not go to South-East at all. Be rest assured, we will win. We will win. Things will get better,” he said.
The ADC vice-presidential candidate also criticised the economic situation in the country, accusing Tinubu of exhausting public funds.
“We know there is no money. Tinubu has collected all the money,” Amaechi said.
He promised that an ADC-led government would tackle corruption, reduce transportation costs and address insecurity, while improving access to farming communities.
“We will wipe out corruption. The presidential candidate told you so. We will make sure that we hand over the money back to you so that you can stop suffering,” he said.
“We will make sure that the price of transport, cost of transport will come down. We will make sure that you can go to your farm. We will tackle insecurity.
“We understand how hard the situation is. We cry as you cry. We will change the system if we get to power,” he said.
He also urged supporters to protect their votes on election day by remaining at polling stations after voting.
“But you must do one thing. Use your vote. Voters, when you vote, sit down there,” he said.
The rally comes as the ADC faces uncertainty over its leadership and preparations for the 2027 elections following a November 5 judgment of the High Court in Abuja.
The court nullified the leadership of the party’s National Working Committee led by former Senate President David Mark and invalidated decisions taken under it, including the process that produced Atiku as its presidential candidate.
Justice Peter Lifu also directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to recognise decisions reached at the party’s 99th National Executive Committee meeting held on July 27, 2025.
The ADC rejected the ruling and vowed to challenge it in court, maintaining that its activities and preparations for the 2027 elections would continue.
Atiku, who served as Nigeria’s Vice-President from 1999 to 2007, emerged as the ADC’s presidential candidate at its May 2026 primary, with Amaechi chosen as his running mate.
