Ahead 2027: Group Cautions Atiku, Says Amaechi Is A Political Liability

Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, who is the running mate to the African Democratic Congress, (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in the 2027 general elections has been described as a political paper weight that only barks and rants on media adventures.

A group,  Southern Political Progressives Amalgamation Forum warned that Amaechi may cause Atiku to lose the election, going by his antecedents.

It rejected former Minister of Transportation, as the running mate to the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in the 2027 general elections.

The Forum’s Convener, Anga Fidelis, and two others, in a statement, claimed that Amaechi would be defeated even in his hometown in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Fidelis also argued that if Amaechi could not win his local government area in the last eight years, what were the chances that he would help Abubakar secure votes in the 17 states in the southern part of the country: the South-South (six states), South-West (six states) and South-East (five states).

He said: “With all due respect, maybe Atiku, even though he is a pan-Nigerian who has businesses, friends, associates and ties across the South-West, South-East and South-South parts of the country, may not be fully abreast with the political reality in the Niger Delta region where Amaechi is from.

“As at today, Amaechi is a political liability and it is a statement of fact that he can not win his Ward in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State.

“When you can’t deliver your Ward, how do you deliver your LGA and ultimately the State?”

According to him, Amaechi was instrumental in the defeat of former President Goodluck Jonathan, a role he said the people of the Niger Delta had not forgotten.

“Amaechi’s sins to his people are legendary and only reinforces why he is a political liability, a conceived tool for failure and a political pariah in his region.