Amaechi said he would withdraw his support for Atiku Abubakar and campaign for President Bola Tinubu if petrol sells for ₦600 per litre by tomorrow, while describing the 2027 presidential election as a critical choice for Nigerians.
ADC Vice-Presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, on Politics Today, October 2, 2026.
The Vice-Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rotimi Amaechi, has challenged President Bola Tinubu’s administration over the rising cost of living, saying the removal of fuel subsidy without adequate measures to cushion its effects has made life more difficult for Nigerians.
Amaechi, a former governor of Rivers State, made the remarks on Friday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, where he offered to withdraw as Atiku Abubakar’s running mate and campaign for Tinubu if petrol sells for ₦600 per litre by Saturday.
“Don’t bother about my views, I will go tomorrow morning to a petrol station myself so that you can see. If fuel has come down to 600 I will campaign for President Tinubu. If fuel comes down tomorrow to 600 I will campaign for President Tinubu.
“Tomorrow, if you are doubtful come with your camera tomorrow in the morning and I will go to a filling station and I will buy fuel, if it comes down to this thing, I Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi will withdraw as the vice presidential candidate of Atiku and campaign for President Tinubu if it has come down,” Amaechi said.
He also framed the 2027 presidential election as a choice between life and death, arguing that Nigerians have only one choice to make if they want to remain alive. According to him, “Tinubu represents the choice of death.”
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