Rotimi Amaechi, former minister of transportation, on Saturday hosted Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), and other opposition leaders at his Abuja residence.
Victor Umeh, senator representing Anambra central, Achike
Udenwa, former governor of Anambra; and Victor Oganku were also at the meeting.
TheCable understands that discussions by the politicians
centred on strengthening the opposition front and Nigeria’s democratic future.
Amaechi, Obi and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar are members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and are eyeing the party’s presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 elections.
The former minister contested the All Progressives Congress
(APC) presidential primary and came second behind President Bola Tinubu, who
won the party’s ticket.
In March, Bolaji Abdullahi, national publicity secretary of
the ADC, said the party was working to adopt a consensus approach in selecting
its presidential candidate for the 2027 poll.
Abdullahi said the party had the options of direct primaries
and consensus for electing its presidential candidate, adding that indirect
primaries were “no longer on the table”, as stipulated in the amended Electoral
Act.
Speaking during an interview on Channels Television on
Friday, Amaechi said he has positioned himself as a viable contender for the
next presidential race on the ADC platform.
Amaechi rejected the call for a consensus arrangement within
the ADC ahead of the 2027 poll, insisting that aspirants must be allowed to
test their popularity at the ballot.
He said Nigerians are yearning for competent leadership to
address economic hardship and insecurity.
The former governor of Rivers, however, said he would
support Abubakar if the former vice-president emerges as the party’s
standard-bearer for the 2027 presidential poll.
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