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Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has finally addressed the growing rumours suggesting he might team up with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as a running mate in the 2027 election.<\/p>\n
Amaechi made it clear that he is not interested in the vice-presidential slot and has no intention of contesting under anyone\u2019s ticket.<\/p>\n
He stated that he is focused on his own presidential ambition and will not entertain any discussions that attempt to place him as a deputy to another aspirant. <\/p>\n
His position was conveyed through his media aide, David Iyofor, who stressed that Amaechi is determined to contest for president and nothing else.<\/p>\n
Iyofor emphasized that the former Rivers State governor wants politicians to stop dragging his name into conversations about potential running mates. <\/p>\n
According to him, Amaechi believes it is Southern Nigeria\u2019s turn to produce the next president and he is pushing for that mandate under the African Democratic Congress (ADC).<\/p>\n
In his words, \u201cAmaechi is not seeking to be running mate to anybody. He does not intend to be a presidential running mate to anybody and will not. Amaechi is running to be President of Nigeria and not to be a running mate to anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n
His remarks follow comments credited to Dele Momodu, an ally of Atiku Abubakar, who suggested that Atiku might consider Amaechi as a possible running mate if other negotiations fail. <\/p>\n
The statement generated reactions across political circles, prompting Amaechi to formally distance himself from such discussions.<\/p>\n
This stance is consistent with Amaechi\u2019s earlier declarations within the ADC. In August, he openly stated that he would not step down for any aspirant during the party\u2019s presidential primary. <\/p>\n
He argued that the delegates, not political negotiations, should determine who becomes the party\u2019s standard-bearer.<\/p>\n
Months before that, he had also mentioned that he was willing to serve as a one-term president if elected, insisting that political stability and power rotation were more important than personal ambition.<\/p>\n
Amaechi previously contested the presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2022, where he came second behind the current President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. <\/p>\n
His move to the ADC and renewed ambition have sparked fresh conversations about the opposition landscape ahead of 2027.<\/p>\n
For now, his message remains firm: he is running for president, and he does not want to be linked to any vice-presidential arrangement.<\/p>\n
However, in a related development, in August, the ADC publicly affirmed that its leaders \u2014 including Atiku, Peter Obi, and Amaechi \u2014 remain united despite individual ambitions. <\/p>\n
The party says personal goals will not break the coalition before 2027.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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