2027: Amaechi Vows to Resign If Nigeria Fails to Change Within One Year

2027: Amaechi Vows to Resign If Nigeria Fails to Change Within One Year

African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate Rotimi Amaechi has pledged to resign if Nigeria fails to begin changing within one year of an ADC administration taking office after the 2027 presidential election.

Amaechi, who is the running mate to ADC presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, made the statement during an interview with Africa Independent Television (AIT) on Wednesday.

He said an ADC government would focus on tackling insecurity, economic hardship and corruption, which he identified as major obstacles to national development.

“You must deal with insecurity, economy, and corruption before this country can progress,” Amaechi said, arguing that reducing corruption would free resources for addressing the country’s development challenges.

The former Rivers State governor and former Minister of Transportation also criticised the impact of the fuel subsidy removal, questioning whether Nigerians were receiving sufficient benefits from the policy.

Amaechi attributed some of the country’s difficulties to what he described as the diversion of public resources into private hands.

He also raised concerns about poverty and hunger in Nigeria, contrasting the hardship experienced by many citizens with what he described as lavish private spending in some quarters.

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According to Amaechi, Nigeria’s dependence on imported finished products is another indication of the country’s economic challenges. He claimed that the country imports more than 46 per cent of finished goods.

“Nigeria is in trouble,” he said.

Amaechi further criticised the level of dissatisfaction with the government, referring to reports of people booing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during a recent movement from Lagos airport to his residence.

He said an ADC government would instead seek to deliver changes that would improve public confidence.

“If Nigeria does not change one year after we get into office, come to me and I will resign,” Amaechi said.

The pledge comes as political parties intensify preparations for the 2027 general election, with the ADC positioning the Atiku-Amaechi ticket as part of the opposition coalition challenging the governing All Progressives Congress (APC).

Amaechi has in recent days also called for stronger grassroots mobilisation by ADC members ahead of the election. At the party’s National Women’s League Conference in Abuja, he urged supporters to work at ward and state levels, stressing the importance of grassroots votes to the party’s electoral plans.

The former governor had previously made a separate resignation pledge while seeking the ADC presidential ticket, saying he would quit if he failed to eliminate corruption within his first month in office. That earlier commitment was made when he was still pursuing the party’s presidential nomination, before he became Atiku’s running mate.

His latest statement, however, is specifically tied to the performance of a potential ADC government during its first year in office.

For now, the one-year resignation pledge remains a political commitment made by Amaechi; any future resignation would depend on the circumstances and constitutional processes applicable to a serving vice-president.

2027: Amaechi Vows to Resign If Nigeria Fails to Change Within One Year