The Vice-Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rotimi Amaechi, has expressed readiness to resign if the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, wins in the forthcoming election and fails to perform in office.
NEWSNGR reports that Amaechi made the remark during an interview with News Central TV, while discussing the ADC’s plans and the record Nigerians should assess when deciding whether to support the party.
Amaechi said Atiku knew his character and would likely leave office if the government is not performing.
According to him, Nigerians would hail the former Vice-President as a hero within the first year of ADC government, if elected.
He said, “I’m sure the presidential candidate (of the ADC) knows my character, that if we’re not performing, I may likely leave government if we’re not performing.
“Yes, I’m not joking. But the way the situation is, and the way I know Atiku, our first year in office, he will be hailed as a hero.”
Amaechi also said Nigerians would regret not voting for Atiku sooner if he emerges as President, and he challenged anyone who said he had made and failed to honour a promise to come forward.
He also called on voters to assess his record in previous public offices, including as governor, minister and Speaker against their own standards and withhold their votes if he did not meet them
He stated, “Atiku will be hailed as a hero. Nigerians will regret not voting for him earlier before before this time.
“Let any Nigerian who said I made a promise to him and I refuse to fulfil come forward. Any Nigerian, that’s one. Two, let this be a referendum on all of us, not just the current administration. Yes, all of us. Let it be a referendum. Go back and say Amaechi was once a governor. Amaechi was once a minister. Amaechi was once a speaker.
“Judge, assess all that I have done in this office. If I don’t meet your criteria, if I don’t meet what can convince you to vote for us, don’t vote for us.”
