Atiku Picks Amaechi as Running Mate
Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has picked a former Rivers State governor and former Minister of Transportation, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, as his running mate for the 2027 general election.
Party leaders, have however, described the team as a “unity and rescue ticket.”
Announcing the decision, ADC National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, said Amaechi’s emergence followed broad consultations within the party and reflected his strong performance as runner-up in the party’s presidential primaries as well as his track records of service to his state and the country.
According to him, Amaechi’s extensive experience across both the legislative and executive arms of government, as former Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, two-term Governor of Rivers State, and former Minister of Transportation, made him qualified to complement Atiku’s leadership.
