Rotimi Amaechi, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate and former governor of Rivers State, says he and other ADC leaders will retire from partisan politics if President Bola Tinubu’s All Progressives Congress (APC) wins the 2027 presidential election. He urges ADC leaders to intensify campaigning in their states to ensure Tinubu loses.

The reports describe Amaechi making the remarks to ADC party leaders ahead of the 2027 election. Vanguard and Daily Post Nigeria frame the pledge as a conditional retirement tied to an APC victory, while Nigerian Eye adds details about the setting, noting that Amaechi speaks during an ADC National Women League Conference in Abuja. Nigerian Eye also includes additional remarks about campaigning and local vote mobilisation.

Across the outlets, the core message is the same: Amaechi delivers a warning to ADC members that an APC win would trigger a withdrawal from politics, while the party should campaign vigorously to prevent that outcome.