2027: ‘I am only true Nigerian candidate’- Ameachi declares interest to run for president

Former Rivers State Governor and chieftain of the African Democratic Party, ADC, Rotimi Amaechi, has declared his volition to contention the 2027 statesmanlike election, stating that helium stands isolated from different contenders by presenting himself arsenic a “national candidate” focused connected solving Nigeria’s problems beyond taste lines.

Amaechi made the remarks during an quality connected Channels Morning Brief connected Friday, wherever helium addressed his chances against cardinal governmental figures including President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, erstwhile Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and erstwhile Anambra State politician Peter Obi.

“The quality betwixt maine and each the different candidates mentioned is that I americium the lone nationalist candidate,” Amaechi said.

He criticised what helium described arsenic ethnic-based authorities among different aspirants, adding, “Some are moving arsenic Igbo candidate, immoderate are moving arsenic Hausa-Fulani candidate.”

Positioning himself arsenic the lone campaigner figure, Amaechi urged Nigerians to enactment his ambition connected the ground of competence and nationalist individuality alternatively than ethnicity.

“I accidental ballot for maine due to the fact that I americium Nigerian. President Tinubu is already moving due to the fact that helium is simply a Yoruba man. I don’t attraction who other is running, I americium moving due to the fact that I americium a Nigerian campaigner due to the fact that I cognize the Nigerian occupation and I tin lick the Nigerian proble...