The African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, has dismissed claims by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, that his party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, picked him as running mate because of money. According to him, it will be difficult for Atiku to win the 2027 presidency with Amaechi as his running mate. Wike submitted that Atiku did not choose Amaechi as his running mate for political reasons, but for financial gains. Wike insisted that Amaechi has never won an election after 2011 when he was the Director-General of his campaign. He submitted that despite being a former Governor and former Minister, Amaechi does not have the followers to win or influence elections.