ADC Says Rotimi Amaechi Need Not Publicly Accept Vice‑Presidential Nomination

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has affirmed that former Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi remains its vice‑presidential candidate, dismissing concerns about his silence on the matter.

ADC spokesperson Abdullahi explained that Amaechi does not need to make a public declaration of acceptance, noting that the party’s announcement itself reflects an internal agreement.

He responded to growing speculation among supporters who wondered why Amaechi has not personally confirmed his acceptance since the party revealed the choice.

‘What do you want to hear? That he has accepted?’ Abdullahi asked. ‘Did he have a duty to announce that he has accepted? The conversation that led to the party’s announcement must have taken place.’

He argued that political parties, not individual candidates, formally announce such decisions, and that the process leading to Amaechi’s selection was properly followed.

‘What more do you expect from the candidate? For him to come out and say, “My party has nominated me as running mate, I hereby accept”? When is that ever done?’ he said.

Abdullahi insisted that Amaechi’s lack of a public statement should not be read as disagreement or uncertainty.

‘The party has taken a position and announced it. No one has come forward to deny it. The ADC has declared that its 2027 running mate is His Excellency Rotimi Amaechi,’ he added.

When pressed on whether Amaechi gave personal consent before the announcement, Abdullahi declined to detail internal consultations but affirmed that due process was observed.

‘The party made a decision following a set process,’ he said.

He also noted that both Atiku Abubakar and Amaechi will be formally introduced to Nigerians at the right time.

‘At the appropriate date we will unveil the two of them. There is plenty of time; the campaign has not even started, and we have not yet formally presented our candidates,’ he stated.

Abdullahi used the moment to portray the ADC as a party built on institutional processes rather than personalities.

‘We are striving to build a political party where the party is supreme,’ he said, highlighting that the ADC is proud of conducting what he described as the only nationwide internal election involving members from all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

‘We are the only political party that actually held a nationwide election among our members. We are the only party that did that,’ he concluded.