Former governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Amaechi, has boasted that he is the most qualified and electable presidential aspirant within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Amaechi stated this while speaking on Arise TV on Friday.
According to him, he has extensive leadership experience and relative youth.
ADC’s options includes former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Northern Nigeria Development Company boss, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen.
When asked why the ADC should choose him over more prominent aspirants like Atiku and Hayatu-Deen, Amaechi pointed to his leadership track record.
“I’m the most experienced of them all. I’m the youngest but most experienced.
“I have been chairman of the Governors’ Forum. None of them, including President Tinubu, has been chairman of the Governors’ Forum because he was once a governor,” he said.
He added, “I’ve been chairman of the Speakers’ Forum. None of them has been… In fact, President Tinubu was partially in the parliament as a senator. But how long was he a senator? And what positions did he hold in the Senate? But I held not just the speaker.
“I ran the Speakers’ Conference. I established the Speakers’ Conference office in Abuja. And I ran this thing for two terms.
“I was, in the second term, asked to come and be chairman again. I became the first chairman to have a second tenure as chairman of the Governors’ Forum. And you saw how controversial it was.
“The president then didn’t want me to come back. I remember the president calling me one day. ‘You have turned the Governors’ Forum into a labour union.’
“And I said, no, sir, I’m just a public relations officer because your governor is a member. So it’s what the governors decided that I just announced.”
