2027: Amaechi Recalls How APC Defeated PDP, Orders ADC Mobilisation

2027: Amaechi Recalls How APC Defeated PDP, Orders ADC Mobilisation

Vice-presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rotimi Amaechi, has announced plans to return to Rivers State as he urged party leaders and supporters to intensify grassroots mobilisation ahead of the 2027 general election.

Amaechi, a former Rivers State governor and former Minister of Transportation, made the remarks on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at the ADC National Women League Conference in Abuja.

He called on ADC members outside the Federal Capital Territory to return to their respective states, local government areas and wards and build support for the party ahead of the election.

“Me, I am going on Wednesday,” Amaechi told the gathering, adding that he would also campaign in Kebbi, Yola, Rivers and Delta as part of efforts to support the party’s candidates at both the presidential and governorship levels.

Amaechi said the ADC would need sustained grassroots engagement to compete effectively in the 2027 election, arguing that presidential campaigns should not be concentrated in Abuja.

He also recalled the 2015 presidential election, when the APC defeated the then-ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and attributed part of that victory to extensive mobilisation of women across communities.

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According to Amaechi, the APC campaign at the time involved taking its message directly to women in different states and encouraging them to turn out and vote. He urged ADC women to adopt a similar grassroots approach ahead of 2027.

His comments came as the ADC steps up mobilisation ahead of the presidential contest, with opposition politicians and groups also holding consultations on possible cooperation.

Amaechi further told ADC leaders that a victory for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027 could push some opposition leaders out of active politics. He described the possibility as a reason for party members to intensify their efforts at ward level.

The former Rivers governor also linked his mobilisation campaign to economic concerns, citing the cost of living, poverty and access to education. He made claims about the number of out-of-school children and Nigerians falling into poverty, though those figures were presented as part of his political argument and were not independently established in the reports reviewed.

At the conference, Hajiya Titi Atiku Abubakar, wife of ADC presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, also called on women to participate actively in the party’s grassroots campaign.

She highlighted rising household expenses, including the cost of medicines and education, and urged women to take the ADC’s campaign message to communities across the country.

The mobilisation drive comes amid broader opposition coalition discussions ahead of the 2027 election, with political parties and groups exploring possible strategies for cooperation and coordination.

Amaechi’s planned return to Rivers is particularly significant because of his political history in the state, where he served as governor from 2007 to 2015 before becoming Minister of Transportation under the APC administration.

2027: Amaechi Recalls How APC Defeated PDP, Orders ADC Mobilisation