Former Governor of Rivers State and African Democratic Congress (ADC) Vice-Presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, has expressed confidence that the party will defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election, claiming it enjoys the support of 13 states across the North-East and North-West.

Amaechi said the ADC would also mount a strong challenge against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-South and North-Central regions, predicting that the party would easily win Niger, Kogi and Nasarawa states.

Amaechi made the remarks on Saturday, 14 November, 2026 at ADC presidential campaign rally in Bauchi State, where he declared that the party would not accept a repeat of what he alleged happened during the 2023 general election.

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

Amaechi, who is the running mate to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, argued that the ADC had a stronger regional presence than the ruling party, citing what he described as the backing of 13 states across the North-East and North-West.

“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.

He further claimed that the APC would lose a sixth state in the South-West to the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), insisting that the outcome would be so regardless of Tinubu’s preference.

“That’s if he will. And the sixth state in the South-West will vote APM, whether he likes it or not,” he added.

The former Minister of Transportation also said the ADC would compete strongly against the ruling party in the South-South and North-Central regions, expressing confidence that Atiku would secure Niger, Kogi and Nasarawa states.

“We will fight with him in South-South. We will fight with him in North-Central. And be sure, be rest assured, Niger, Kogi, Nasarawa will be in ours easily,” he said.

Amaechi also predicted that Tinubu would not make significant electoral gains in the South-East, while insisting that the ADC would win the presidential election.

“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 rally comes amid uncertainty surrounding the ADC’s leadership and its preparations for the 2027 general election, following a November 5 judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which nullified the leadership of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) 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 ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to recognise decisions taken at the party’s 99th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held on July 27, 2025.

However, the ADC rejected the judgment and announced that it would challenge the decision in court, insisting that its activities and preparations for the 2027 general election would continue.

Atiku, who served as Vice-President between 1999 and 2007, emerged as the ADC’s presidential candidate at its May 2026 primary, with Amaechi selected as his running mate.