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Breaking: Atiku Meets Amaechi Amid Major Controversy

Published 8 Jun 2026 Updated 8 Jun 2026 at 6:45 PM

by Bada Yusuf

1 min read

Atiku Abubakar, the former vice president of Nigeria and the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (APC), has met with the former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, amid the controversy over picking a running mate ahead of the 2027 general elections.

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Recall that Amaechi ran against Atiku during the ADC presidential primary, but the former vice president defeated the ex-governor of Rivers State. On the other hand, Amaechi had rejected the outcome of the primary and had refused to congratulate Atiku.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has met with former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, for the second term since the outcome of the ADC presidential primary. — Atiku Abubakar meets Rotimi Amaechi for the second time since ADC primary Photo Credit: @atiku
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The meeting between Amaechi and Atiku would be the second of its kind since the outcome of the ADC presidential primary in May. Atiku and Amaechi defected to the ADC from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) following the 2027 general elections.

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with over 5 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Google's Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop. He previously worked as an Editor with OperaNews. Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023) by Legit.ng. Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng

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