The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has declared its resolve to oust the Bola Tinubu-led administration in the 2027 general elections, insisting that the party’s growing national momentum is unaffected by its lack of serving governors.
Speaking after the National Political Consultative Group (North) meeting in Abuja on Saturday, the ADC’s spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi, said the party remains formidable despite its current political positioning.
Naijaonpoint reports that Abdullahi dismissed concerns about the party’s lack of sitting governors, attributing it to alleged threats and intimidation from the federal government.
According to the ADC, discontent with the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government has reached a boiling point, with many Nigerians now actively seeking an alternative.
He said the ADC, backed by several political coalitions, is poised to present the APC with a fierce electoral challenge.
The party also sounded a warning to the ruling APC, stating that any attempt to manipulate the 2027 election would be strongly resisted.
He noted that the ADC is mobilising nationwide to ensure credible and transparent elections.
The meeting of the National Political Consultative Group, which is a bloc within the ADC, commenced with a moment of silence in honour of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died on July 13.
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, and 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.
Abdullahi 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.”
He also dismissed the prediction by ruling party politicians that the ADC would collapse within six months of its emergence.
The former Minister added, “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.”