Rotimi Amaechi, the Vice-Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has called on party leaders to leave Abuja and take their campaign efforts to the grassroots ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election.
Amaechi spoke at the ADC National Women League Conference in Abuja, where he warned that an APC victory could bring the political careers of the party’s current opposition leaders to an end.
He said ADC leaders who want to remain active in politics must work harder in their respective states and wards.
“If APC wins the 2027 elections, we are retired from politics. So if you don’t want us to retire from politics, we must go home.”
The former Rivers State governor said the party would need strong grassroots organisation to compete in the election.
He particularly encouraged members of the ADC Women League to mobilise voters in their communities and wards.
Amaechi also proposed a specific mobilisation target, telling party members that securing 2,000 votes from each ward would make a significant difference to the party’s campaign.
“If you bring two thousand votes per ward, just bring two thousand votes and we have won the election,” he said.
Amaechi recalls 2015 campaign
The ADC candidate also referred to the 2015 presidential election, when he was a member of the APC and the party defeated the PDP at the federal level.
Amaechi said women played a major role in the mobilisation campaign at the time.
He urged ADC members to adopt an equally intensive grassroots approach as the party prepares for the 2027 elections.
The former transportation minister also indicated that he plans to campaign in several states, including Kebbi, Yola, Rivers and Delta, as the party seeks support for its candidates.
The ADC is preparing to contest the 2027 election with former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar as its presidential candidate and Amaechi as his running mate.
Amaechi’s comments were made as opposition parties continue their preparations for the 2027 electoral contest, with grassroots mobilisation emerging as a central part of the ADC’s campaign strategy.
