We’ll Match APC Tactics For Tactics In 2027 – ADC
The African Democratic Congress ADC, on Saturday reiterated its determination to send the President Bola Tinubu administration packing, saying it will match the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, tactic for tactic in the 2027 general election.
ADC said the fact that it does not have serving governors in its fold does not detract from its formidability as a viable platform to sack the Tinubu administration.
Spokesman of the ADC, Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, stated this after a meeting of the National Political Consultative Group (North) in Abuja, a bloc within the APC.
Abdullahi noted that the governors were yet to join the ADC because of the intimidation they would face from the Tinubu administration.
He further said Nigerians are angry with the administration with the ADC ready to slug it out with the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
The ADC spokesperson added that it was ready to match the APC in any way, adding that it would be difficult for the ruling party to rig the 2027 polls.
Some of those at the meeting included former Senate President and Interim National Chairman of the ADC, Senator David Mark, Malam Kashim Imam,
Alhaji Adamu Maina Waziri, Salihu Moh. Lukman, former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN, former Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, Senator Dino Melaye, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, and Chairman, Board of Trustees BoT of ADC, Dr Mani Ibrahim.
On the governors, he said; “We don’t need to particularly target any serving governor. We know that no serving governor will want to come to us now because of the kinds of intimidation that they are facing. We know what they are doing to them.
“Some of them who cannot jump to their party (APC) are saying we are endorsing their presidential candidate. No problem. But what you are seeing is a conspiracy against the Nigerian people. The ADC welcomes everybody, but we are convinced that we are a movement that has the backing of the majority of Nigerians who are not happy with the direction this country is going”, said Abdullahi.
He also dismissed the prediction by ruling party politicians that the ADC will collapse within six months of its emergence.
“Well, we are counting. It’s how many months now? How many months have we spent now? You know, when we started, they said it was dead on arrival, right? Now they are giving us a six-month lifespan. After six months, they will extend it because the coalition is a coalition of Nigerians. It is a coalition that represents the desired interest of Nigerians to be free from the current crisis of existence that they are facing. Every Nigerian who is hungry knows that he doesn’t want this to continue. Every Nigerian who is finding it difficult to pay his children’s school fees, whose salary has been reduced to just a piece of paper, knows that he needs an alternative and the only alternative today is the ADC.
“So, if they continue to say that, let them continue to wish that this will collapse, but I can assure you the leadership of the ADC is very clear about the challenges that we are facing. We are very clear about the trust that Nigerians put in us. Every single day we receive messages from across this country saying that you people should please ensure that this succeeds because this is our only hope. So they can continue to wish as much as they want, they can continue to predict as much as they want, but for us we are very clear about where we are going and where we want to take Nigeria”, he added.
Abdullahi also dismissed fears that the ADC could be hijacked by a cabal, noting that the party is for all Nigerians and has functional structures that would not allow anyone or group hijack its processes and systems.
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
