A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Chief Kunle Adelakun, has dismissed the newly formed opposition coalition under the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a gathering of “strange bedfellows” with no genuine plan for Nigeria.
Adelakun, son of the late Second Republic political heavyweight Busari Adelakun, popularly known as Eruobodo, made the remarks during a media chat with journalists in Lagos on Wednesday.
The coalition, led by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and joined by some aggrieved APC figures, recently adopted the ADC as its platform to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election.
Since the declaration, prominent politicians from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party, and others have pledged allegiance to the new bloc.
But Adelakun poured cold water on the movement, saying the key actors lack the credibility and moral standing to lead any serious alternative.
His words: “Nigerians are not on amnesia, and even if we are, the dose is already expired from our system.
“These are the same individuals who held sway for decades and left the country in a sorry state. Nigerians are not fooled.”
He accused former governors Aminu Tambuwal, Rauf Aregbesola, and Rotimi Amaechi, prominent faces in the coalition, of having done little to advance Nigeria’s democracy when they had the opportunity.
Adelakun warned that the ADC coalition was nothing more than a desperate attempt by failed politicians to regain relevance and distract Nigerians from the reforms being implemented by President Tinubu.
“At a time when the nation is witnessing bold reforms and sustained infrastructure investments under President Tinubu, it is unfortunate that certain individuals seek to distract Nigerians with recycled rhetoric,” he said.
He listed key achievements of the Tinubu administration, including fuel subsidy removal, increased funding to states, aggressive food security policies, and the passage of the Tax Reform Bill, as signs of progress.
“The economy, though challenged by inherited deficits, is showing signs of recovery through targeted interventions.
“No amount of political meetings or emergency alliances among failed politicians can stop the will of the people. Tinubu is on course for 2027, and his achievements are the loudest campaign.
“The irony of all this gang-up is that after the 2027 general elections, the same people will still find their way back into the ruling All Progressives Congress,” he stated.
He also praised Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, for what he described as restoring sanity to the nation’s capital and for his unwavering support for President Tinubu’s administration.