Vice-Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rotimi Amaechi, has predicted that the party will defeat President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in all 13 states across the North-East and North-West in the 2027 general election.
Gatekeepers News reports that Amaechi made the prediction on Saturday, November 14, 2026, while speaking at the ADC presidential campaign rally in Bauchi State.
The former Minister of Transportation said the party had a stronger political presence across the two regions, comprising six North-Eastern and seven North-Western states.
He challenged President Tinubu to identify the number of states where the APC enjoys comparable support, saying, “We are the only party that comes with 13 states. The whole of North-East, the whole of North-West, that is 13, right? Let the president tell us how many states he comes with.”
Amaechi also claimed that Tinubu would secure only five states in the South-West, predicting that the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) would win another state in the region.
He further expressed confidence that the ADC would make significant gains in the South-South and North-Central, specifically predicting victories in Niger, Kogi and Nasarawa states.
“We will fight with him in South-South. We will fight with him in North-Central. And be sure, be rest assured, Niger, Kogi, Nasarawa will be in ours easily,” he said.
The ADC vice-presidential candidate also alleged that the ruling party would attempt to repeat what he described as electoral malpractice during the 2023 general election, warning that the opposition would resist such actions in 2027.
“Because these people will do what they did in 2023. This time, we shall not agree. Do you understand? We will not do what?” Amaechi said.
He further expressed confidence that the ADC would secure victory in the South-East, declaring that “He will not go to South-East at all. Be rest assured, we will win. We will win. Things will get better.”
Amaechi is the running mate to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, who emerged as the ADC’s presidential candidate in May 2026.
The party’s preparations for the 2027 election, however, have faced a legal challenge following a November 5 Federal High Court judgment in Abuja, which nullified the leadership of the party’s National Working Committee led by former Senate President David Mark and invalidated decisions taken under it, including the process that produced Atiku as its presidential candidate.
The court also directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to recognise decisions taken at the party’s 99th National Executive Committee meeting held on July 27, 2025.
ADC has rejected the judgment and indicated that it would challenge the ruling in court, insisting that its political activities and preparations for the 2027 elections would continue.
