{"id":196429,"date":"2026-02-27T19:57:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T18:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/2027-presidency-amaechi-has-our-full-backing-odigie-oyegun"},"modified":"2026-02-27T21:19:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:19:03","slug":"2027-presidency-amaechi-has-our-full-backing-odigie-oyegun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/2027-presidency-amaechi-has-our-full-backing-odigie-oyegun","title":{"rendered":"2027 Presidency Amaechi Has Our Full Backing Odigie-Oyegun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, John Odigie-Oyegun, says the South-South leaders of the party have agreed to support former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, for the party\u2019s presidential ticket.<\/p>\n<p>Odigie-Oyegun made this known on Friday while addressing newsmen as the 2027 elections draw nearer.<\/p>\n<p>Amaechi had met with the ADC\u2019s leaders of the region to declare his intention to run for presidency under the platform come 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Responding, Odigie-Oyegun said, \u201cWe are glad that our son, His Excellency, Rotimi Amaechi, took advantage of this meeting to brief us formally of his intention to run for the presidency of our great nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were very pleased. We thanked him for the respect he has for the leaders of the zone for not letting loose in this zone, for setting up his own personal structures, for ensuring like every good son that he tells his people what he has in mind before he embarks on it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are pleased and I cannot report that a unanimous decision was taken to give him all the support that he needs in pursuit of his ambition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLastly, we are going to meet regularly.This group of leaders are going to meet regularly to learn from each other\u2019s experience. So that as usual, the South-South zone will become an example to be emulated by other zone in the nation.\u201d<\/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 chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, John Odigie-Oyegun, says the South-South leaders of the party have agreed to support former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, for the party\u2019s presidential ticket. Odigie-Oyegun made this known on Friday while addressing newsmen as the 2027 elections draw nearer. 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