Amaechi Shocks Nation: Promises Single-Term Presidency If Chosen By ADC

Amaechi said he is willing to do so in the interest of power rotation and national stability. He made this known during an interview on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme aired on Thursday.

Explaining his political stance, Amaechi revealed that he previously opposed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government for violating an unwritten zoning agreement that governs power rotation between Nigeria’s northern and southern regions.

“In Nigeria’s current political structure, it’s crucial to respect the informal agreement of eight years for the south and eight years for the north,” Amaechi said. “I fought against the PDP because it failed to uphold this agreement. They had agreed on a four-year tenure, but tried to go beyond it, which I opposed because it could cause serious instability, especially with reactions from the north.”

He emphasized the importance of maintaining the balance of power, stating, “Just as I supported the north then, I would now tell northerners to allow the south to complete its turn. Failing to do that would mean I was wrong to have supported them in the first place.”

When asked directly if he would limit himself to a single term, Amaechi responded: “Absolutely. Were it not for the current coalition arrangement, I would have simply said yes, I’m running. But we’ve agreed to set aside individual ambitions for now, focus on building the ADC platform first, and then discuss the presidency.”

Amaechi was a top contender in the 2022 All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primaries, where he finished second to Bola Tinubu.