Nigeria, June 13 -- The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has declined to confirm reports that its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has chosen former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi as his running mate.

The reports, published by several media organisations in recent days, claimed that Atiku had settled for Mr Amaechi, a former governor of Rivers State and runner-up in the ADC presidential primary, as his vice-presidential nominee.

However, when contacted by PREMIUM TIMES on Saturday, the ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, said he could not confirm the reports.

"I don't have that confirmation. I cannot confirm for you at this time," Mr Abdullahi said during a telephone interview.

Asked whether the proc...