- Safiu Kehinde
Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has picked the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential nomination form.
The nomination form which costs N90 million was collected by former Governor of Edo, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, and other prominent political stakeholders on Amaechi’s behalf at the party’s national secretariat on Friday in Abuja.
The forms were presented to Amaechi’s representatives by the ADC Deputy National Organising Secretary, Atiku Mohammed.
With the purchase of the form, the former Rivers state governor becomes the second aspirant in the ADC presidential contest, after Mohammed Hayatu-Deen had earlier obtained the expression of interest and nomination forms.
The development affirmed the ADC’s stance of being undeterred with its ambition amid the party’s leadership crises and multiple court cases which had forced notable members, including Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, to defect to Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).
However, ADC National Publicity, Bolaji Abdullahi, had described the defection of Obi and Kwankwaso as a premeditated move, unrelated to the party’s internal wrangling.
In spite of the ongoing disputes and pending court cases, ADC National Chairman, Sen. David Mark, however, assured members that the party would participate in the 2027 general elections.