A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dele Momodu, has declared that it is not impossible to remove President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
Naijaonpoint reports that Momodu, in an interview on Channels Television’s Morning Brief on Thursday, said ADC is blessed and can remove Tinubu with the influence of its chieftains like Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, Nasir El-Rufai, Aminu Tambuwal, and Rotimi Amaechi.
Dele Momodu also said the ADC will give the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) a close run in the 2027 election and will ensure that candidates are given the firepower to take on the All Progressives Congress (APC) on their own turf.
He said, “There will always be hardliners in politics, it’s a matter of principle and strategy. At this stage nobody should say it’s only my candidate and it should be my candidate, but don’t let it get acrimonious.
“We have to be careful because that is the wish of the ruling party that we will not be able to agree or disagree to agree. I have spoken to Peter Obi privately and publicly, so at this stage I believe that our alliance should be to the party that includes me.
“I have said it that if I wanted a candidate, my own candidate will be Atiku for matters of strategy, on matters of exposure, experience, and in the days of tributions you run to the elders of the house who can now bring out the wisdom to make sure that things are straightened out.
“There are many big whiz who can deliver for ADC, they include the former governor of Sokoto State, Tambuwal; El-Rufai, Amaechi, so we have a rich and robust line for the ADC, so for me, it’s not about one man.
“And of course, we have Mr Peter Obi, who INEC recorded, maybe, controversial as coming third, Atiku coming second in the last election. So ADC is blessed.
“The top three candidates in the last election, ADC already parades two of them, so that should tell us that if we manage ourselves very well we already have overwhelming votes to topple the APC.
“APC is one position so I don’t know why people think it’s impossible to remove Asiwaju.
“Trust me, for as long as we give INEC close marking and that is why you need candidates who will be given to generate the fire power to take on APC on their own turf.”