2027: ‘Let’s go to primaries, you don’t believe in zoning’ – Amaechi tells Atiku

Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has told former Vice President Atiku Abubakar that they should go to the primaries since Atiku said he does not believe in zoning.

Amaechi made this statement on Monday while responding to questions in an interview on Trust TV.

The chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, said this will be the first time Atiku will taste failure in primary election.

He was speaking on the level of his preparedness for the primary election of the party.

The former Rivers state governor said, “Atiku said he does not like zoning, so let’s go to primaries.

“I listen when said he has never failed the primaries before. I hope this will be the first time he fails the primaries.

“That is not the issue, the issue is that every time he has passed the primaries, he has not won the election.

“You see as I’m talking to my colleagues and brothers in the North, let’s not play North and South politics. It’s not necessary. I don’t do it and I will not do it.

“I would like to copy former president Olusegun Obasanjo. He’s a huge nationalist. You may not like him. But he was a Nigerian President and not a Yoruba President.”

When asked what what his fate would be if an aspirant, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen decides to step down for Atiku, the former Rivers state governor said he wished them luck.