Rotimi Amaechi, former minister of transportation, clashed with a presenter during an interview on Trust TV after being asked if he would accept a vice-presidential slot in the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
The heated exchange happened during the station’s programme on Monday and has since gone viral on social media.
During the interview, the presenter suggested that the ADC could eventually settle for a consensus arrangement where one aspirant emerges as the presidential candidate while another accepts the vice-presidential position.
Reacting angrily, Amaechi interrupted the interviewer.
“Will you stop that nonsense?” he said.
“No, no, no, stop that.”
When the presenter pressed further on whether he would accept to be vice-president, Amaechi rejected the suggestion again.
“I did not buy form to be vice-president,” he said.
“Don’t you ever…”
The former Rivers governor insisted that the interview should remain focused on his presidential ambition.
“This interview is about presidency,” he said.
“If you want to interview vice-president, can I step down so I can bring vice-president?”
Amaechi, however, said he was open to discussions if the party leadership convenes aspirants to deliberate on consensus arrangements.
“If the party calls us and we have a conversation about consensus, we’ll have the conversation,” he said.
“If we agree on that, fine, but if not, then primary.”
The former minister also argued that the growing media attention on the ADC was evidence that the opposition party had become a strong political force ahead of the 2027 election.
“If ADC was not strong, you wouldn’t focus on it,” he said.
“It’s because ADC is the party to beat.”
Amaechi also criticised sections of the Nigerian media, accusing journalists of not holding government accountable enough.
“In the past, journalists helped to fight alongside NADECO and kept government accountable,” he said.
“The journalists now, I doubt if they are doing the same.”
