Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has declared that he will not serve as a vice-presidential candidate to anyone in the 2027 general elections. Amaechi made the declaration on Tuesday while speaking at an event in Abuja, amid growing speculation that he could deputise former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Dismissing the reports, the former Rivers State governor said he was not suited for the position of vice president. “I will not be vice president to anybody. There are too many reasons why I won’t be vice president to anybody. The first reason is that I’m too presidential to be vice,” Amaechi stated. He added that he is also seeking the presidential ticket of the ADC.
Amaechi further argued that the challenge with the office of vice president in Nigeria is structural rather than ceremonial.
According to him, the position is designed to be subordinate and largely dependent on the disposition of the president. “We will quarrel; instead of that, I would rather be a minister than be a vice president,” he said.