By Suleiman Anyalewechi
A Chieftain of the nascent opposition Coalition platform, the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Chibuike Amachi, has rubbished suggestions linking him with a possible presidential running mate.
The immediate past Transportation Minister warned against the tendency by any politicians or groups to associate his name with presidential running mate, insisting that it is either the presidency or nothing.
The Source reports that Amaechi’s clarification is coming against the backdrop of the statement credited to Dele Momodu, on Sunday November 30, 2025, claiming that former Vice president Atiku Abubakar may be forced to settle for the former Rivers State Governor as his running mate in 2027 general elections, should Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in 2023 fail to accept the position naturally reserved for him.
According to Momodu, Atiku/Obi partnership which was first tested in 2019 will be the game changer and ultimate alliance to oust President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027.
The media guru and known Atiku’s ally while insisting that it will be extremely difficult for a Southern candidate to upset President Tinubu in 2027, maintained that if Obi refuses to key into the Atiku ticket, Amaechi will become the next viable option.
“A lot of people are underrating Amaechi. Amaechi single-handedly handed over power to late President Mohammadu Buhari.
” What Nyesom Wike is doing now, though in an unruly manner, Amaechi did quite well when he was Governor of Rivers State. Amaechi mobilised more than any other person for Buhari, even more than Tinubu.
“If Obi does not make up his mind, or chooses to run alone, then I believe the mantle might fall on Rotimi Amaechi”, Momodu told the Punch on Sunday.
But reacting through David Iyofor his media aide, the Transportation Minister under President Buhari, noted that the presidency having, for now, reserved for the Southern part of the country, his ambition is to vie for the nation’s top most job.
” Amaechi is not seeking to be running mate to anybody. He does not intend to be a presidential running mate to anybody and will not be.
“Amaechi is not aware of, and will not be part of talk to be running mate to anybody. For emphasis, Amaechi is running to be president of Nigeria, and not to be a running mate to anybody.
“Politicians are kindly advised to leave Amaechi’s name out of any discussions about presidential running mate.
“It is the turn of Southern Nigeria to produce the next president, and as such, Amaechi will not settle for anything less”, Iyofor maintained.
The Source further reports that Atiku and Amaechi are already card carrying members of the ADC poised to challenge President Tinubu in 2027
However, Obi, though an integral part of the platform, is yet to formalize his membership, a development which has been unsettling to his ADC allies.
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