Vice-presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rotimi Amaechi, has vowed to resign from office if Nigeria fails to witness significant changes within one year of an ADC administration taking power in 2027.

Amaechi made the declaration during an interview on AIT’s *Democracy Today* on Wednesday, where he outlined security, education and economic development as key priorities of an ADC government.

He said tackling corruption would be crucial to addressing the country’s challenges, arguing that funds meant for critical sectors were being diverted into private hands.

“We must deal with three things. We must deal with security; we must deal with education; we must deal with the economy. And to do all that, corruption will have to come down because there’s no money for anybody to steal,” Amaechi said.

The ADC vice-presidential candidate also criticised the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu’s administration, arguing that Nigerians had yet to see sufficient benefits from the policy.

“President Tinubu remove subsidy, what are the benefits of subsidy? Subsidy money is in private pockets and they are celebrating,” he said.

Amaechi further expressed concern over the level of poverty in the country, contrasting it with the lavish spending he said he encounters at some social events.

He said he sometimes leaves such gatherings after a few minutes because he questions how attendees could afford such spending amid widespread hardship.

“I sit down and ask myself, where are these people getting this money from, going by how high poverty is in Nigeria?” he said.

On the economy, Amaechi claimed that Nigeria remains heavily dependent on imported finished goods, alleging that more than 46 per cent of such goods are imported.

“Who are those importing? Nigeria is in trouble,” he said.

The former Rivers State governor also referenced reports of Nigerians booing President Tinubu during his arrival at the Lagos International Airport, saying an ADC administration would work to change the situation.

“I watched people hoot at Tinubu from the Lagos International Airport to his house. If we become President, nobody will do that, they will be clapping for us because we will change Nigeria,” he said.

Amaechi’s pledge comes shortly after his political rival and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, said President Tinubu should remove him from office if he fails to deliver the FCT to the President in the 2027 election.

Amaechi, however, said he was prepared to stake his own position on the performance of an ADC administration.

“This time, I will say it. If Nigeria does not begin to change one year after we’ve come to office, come to me, I will resign,” he said.