Momodu Names Atiku, Obi, Amaechi as Leading ADC Presidential Contenders for 2027

Former presidential aspirant and publisher, Dele Momodu, has identified former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, and former Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi as the leading contenders for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 general election.

“Today, if you ask me, in ADC there are prominent potential candidates. Number one on the list will be Alhaji Atiku Abubakar because he was a vice president for eight years and has played at the highest level of governance. He started contesting for the presidency as far back as 1993 when he stepped down for Chief Abiola,” Momodu said.

He described Amaechi as another strong contender, citing his extensive political experience.

“The next person will be Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, who served as Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly for eight years, governor for eight years, and minister for eight years,” he added.

Momodu also listed Peter Obi among the leading figures, noting his record as a two-term governor of Anambra State.

“Then we will go to Peter Obi, who was also a governor for two terms,” he said.

Momodu urged members of the ADC to put aside personal interests and work collectively to unseat President Bola Tinubu, whom he accused of steering the country toward a one-party system.

“We need the cooperation of everybody. That is why we call it a coalition. It is not a one-man thing, and Nigeria does not recognise independent candidacy,” he said.

Atiku, who served as vice president between 1999 and 2007 under the PDP, left the party last year and later aligned with the ADC. Peter Obi, who contested the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the Labour Party, also recently defected to the ADC. In 2019, Obi was Atiku’s running mate on the PDP ticket, which lost to former President Muhammadu Buhari.

Amaechi, a former Minister of Transportation, was among the early entrants into the ADC and has emerged as a vocal critic of President Tinubu’s administration.

The three politicians were among the key figures who recently unveiled the ADC as the official platform for the opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 elections.