By Ayobami Okerinde
Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has firmly dismissed claims linking him to a attainable vice-presidential ticket with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar forward of the 2027 elections.
He mentioned he’s solely pursuing his personal presidential ambition and won’t function a working mate to anybody.
Amaechi’s clarification follows feedback by Atiku’s ally, Dele Momodu, who advised that Atiku may take into account the previous Rivers State governor as a possible working mate if Peter Obi declines to affix him.
Momodu, in an interview with Punch, praised Amaechi’s political affect, describing him as a key determine in President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2015 victory.
Responding via his media aide, David Iyofor, Amaechi rejected any talks of collaboration geared toward making him a vice-presidential candidate. Iyofor said that Amaechi believes it’s the flip of Southern Nigeria to provide the subsequent president and is subsequently looking for the ticket of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
He mentioned, ”Amaechi isn’t looking for to be working mate to anyone. He doesn’t intend to be a presidential working mate to anyone and won’t.
”Amaechi isn’t conscious of, and won’t be a part of any discuss to be working mate to anyone. For emphasis, Amaechi is working to be President of Nigeria and to not be a working mate to anyone.
”Politicians are kindly suggested to go away Amaechi’s title out of any dialogue for presidential working mate,” Iyofor added.
This isn’t Amaechi’s first public declaration of intent to contest the ADC presidential ticket. In August, he vowed to not step down for any aspirant in the course of the celebration’s main, stressing that the folks ought to resolve the celebration’s flagbearer. Earlier in July, he additionally said that he was keen to function a one-term president to advertise energy rotation and political stability if elected beneath the ADC.
“If not for the coalition settlement, the reply as to if I’ll run (as president) would have been an outright sure,” he mentioned.
“However what did we agree? Everybody ought to maintain apart their ambition. Let’s first get the platform. Let’s construct it earlier than speaking concerning the presidency.”
Amaechi contested the presidential main of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2022, coming second behind President Bola Tinubu, who gained the celebration’s ticket on the time.
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