ADC will win across North-East, North-West in 2027, Amaechi says

Rotimi Amaechi, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate, has predicted that the party will defeat President Bola Tinubu in all 13 states across the North-East and North-West in the 2027 general elections.

Amaechi made the prediction on Saturday at the ADC presidential campaign rally in Bauchi, where he also expressed confidence that the opposition party would make significant gains in the North-Central and South-South.

The former Minister of Transportation specifically listed Niger, Kogi and Nasarawa as states the ADC was confident of winning.

He argued that the ADC had a stronger electoral presence across the northern regions, challenging Tinubu to identify the number of states where the All Progressives Congress (APC) could secure victory.

“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 said.

Amaechi claimed that Tinubu would secure only five states in the South-West, predicting that the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) would win another state in the region.

He also said the ADC would challenge the ruling party in the South-South and North-Central, insisting that the President would struggle to secure significant support in the South-East.

The ADC vice-presidential candidate further warned that his party would resist any attempt to manipulate the outcome of the 2027 elections, alleging that the APC engaged in electoral malpractice during the 2023 general elections.

“Because these people will do what they did in 2023. This time, we shall not agree,” he said.

Amaechi expressed optimism that an ADC victory would improve the country’s fortunes, declaring that “things will get better”.