{"id":194548,"date":"2026-02-12T12:18:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T11:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/amaechi-warns-adc-on-selling-northern-candidate"},"modified":"2026-02-12T13:30:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T12:30:44","slug":"amaechi-warns-adc-on-selling-northern-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/amaechi-warns-adc-on-selling-northern-candidate","title":{"rendered":"Amaechi Warns ADC on Selling Northern Candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has warned that it might be tough for the African Democratic Congress, ADC, to convince voters in southern Nigeria to support a presidential candidate from the North.<\/p>\n<p>Amaechi advised the party to think carefully about the different regions and how they might affect the election before the next general election comes around.<\/p>\n<p>The Ex-Rivers governor, who spoke in Kano, was asked whether he would support any candidate produced by the ADC in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>He said he was ready to support the party\u2019s candidate but stressed that smart decisions were needed to improve the party\u2019s image and win more votes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will support whoever emerges. He also told the ADC to take a look around and find the best material that can show Nigerians that things will start to improve,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the party needs to think about three important things when picking its presidential candidate \u2013 ability, age and the current balance of power in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst is capacity. Second is age. Third, and that\u2019s the final point, is to respect the unspoken rule about power that exists in the South,\u201d Amaechi said.<\/p>\n<p>He said that recognizing the current shift in power would help politicians and voters in the South support the party more easily.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey should finish that process and then pass control to the North. He said t makes it easier for people from the South to say they are going to compete because the North has already said, \u201cfinish all this.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amaechi said that putting up a candidate from the North when many people in the South think power should stay in the South might make the ADC less popular in that area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you choose someone from the North, I\u2019m not saying we won\u2019t try to campaign, but it will be hard to get the South to give up power because they will ask the North, \u2018Why is it that only when power comes to the South does there become a problem?\u201d\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amaechi added that he would stand behind the party\u2019s unity. He said he would back the person who becomes the ADC presidential candidate, no matter which region they are from.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether someone is from the South or the North doesn\u2019t matter to me; I will support whoever comes out on top in the primary,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The former governor of Rivers State, who has said he wants to run for the party\u2019s presidential nomination, promised to serve just one four-year term so that power can go back to the North.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has warned that it might be tough for the African Democratic Congress, ADC, to convince voters in southern Nigeria to support a presidential candidate from the North. 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