The spokesman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, has explained why Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and Nasir El Rufai are still in their respective parties despite joining the ADC.
Abdullahi disclosed that some of them are engaged in elections taking place before 2027.
He disclosed this while fielding questions on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Thursday.
Abdullahi specifically mentioned former Kaduna governor, Nasir El Rufai, and his group in the Social Democratic Party, SDP, as having bought forms on the platform of the party, saying they will join fully in the ADC when done with the elections.
He said, “There are elections taking place before 2027 that these parties are engaged in, that people like Mallam Nasir El Rufai have his group engaged in. So they have bought forms on the platform of those parties.
“So it is only sensible that you allow them to contest, the candidates to contest election on the grounds of those parties. And when they are done with that, everybody, and as was indicated yesterday, everybody in principle is in ADC.
“It is clear what we are doing is very clear to us. Every single person that believes that Nigeria cannot be reduced to a one party state is in this coalition.
“If anyone has problems with that, that we should watch and allow Nigeria to become a one party civilian dictatorship, then they can begin to throw up all this.
“We do not think it will be a smooth ride. We think it will be bumpy, but we are ready to deal with it.”