By SCM Reporter
NIGERIAN politics has been thrown into absolute meltdown after a newly chosen Vice-Presidential candidate threatened to sue his own party if they don’t upload his name to the official election website immediately.
Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has issued a fierce ultimatum to the African Democratic Congress (ADC)—Nigeria’s main opposition party.
Amaechi is demanding that the party top brass submit his details to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) portal on or before June 27, 2026. If they fail to hit the deadline, he is taking them straight to court.
The legal threat comes as a civil war erupts within the ADC over his sudden selection. Amaechi was officially announced as the running mate to presidential heavyweight, His Excellency Atiku Abubakar, by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Adeniji, on June 15.
But since the announcement, major factions have fiercely revolted against the choice.
A powerful coalition including the South East ADC caucus, the influential PDP bloc, and the regional Ijaw bloc have fiercely kicked back against the decision.
They claim Amaechi is simply “not the best man for the job.”
Internal critics claim he has lost his political mojo and cannot even deliver votes from his own home turf in Rivers State, let alone rally the wider South South and South East regions ahead of next year’s crucial national election.
More damagingly, rivals accuse Amaechi of possessing an “unstable character flaw” and being far too “independent-minded” to stay loyal to a future Atiku Abubakar administration.
Background to the Crisis
The unfolding drama is a massive headache for the ADC, which is trying to position itself as the ultimate alternative to Nigeria’s current ruling party.
Selecting a Vice-Presidential candidate in Nigeria is a high-stakes balancing act. To win a national election, a presidential ticket must delicately balance regional, ethnic, and religious divides across the country’s vast population.
By picking Amaechi—a high-profile figure from the oil-rich Niger Delta region—the party hoped to lock down the southern vote.
Amaechi is a seasoned political survivor, having previously served as a state Governor and the nation’s high-profile Minister of Transportation.
However, his reputation as a political maverick has clearly spooked key party factions who fear he will act as a loose cannon rather than a loyal number two.
With the June 27 deadline rapidly approaching, the ADC leadership is now locked in a frantic race against time to stop their campaign from imploding before it even starts.