Political commentator and former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has attacked the political relevance of former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai and other coalition leaders.
Naijaonpoint reports that Reno, while speaking during an interview on ARISE NEWS on Wednesday, described the African Democratic Congress (ADC) opposition alliance as disgruntled people and losers convention, arguing that they lack structure, credibility, and the political clout to challenge the ruling All Progressives (APC) in 2027
He ridiculed the suggestion that the coalition resembles the 2013 merger that gave birth to the APC, asking how El-Rufai intend to convince Nigerians when he is unable to convince his son to join the coalition.
He said, “These are just malcontents… disgruntled people… losers coming together, like I said, to form a losers’ convention.
“The ADC is nothing like the APC. When the APC came into power, the APC had governors… They had a sitting member of the House of Reps, a speaker… This party doesn’t have that.
“How many of them control their states? None of them. Nasir El-Rufai’s own son was at the venue where President Bola Tinubu was endorsed for a second term. If you cannot convince your own first son to support you, how do you think you can convince Nigeria?”
On Peter Obi’s involvement, Omokri questioned his strategic clarity, saying, “Peter Obi is having problems in the Labour Party. He doesn’t know if he has the clout to pull off what he pulled off in 2023… He says that he’s still a member of the Labour Party.”
He further dismissed claims that the coalition could have defeated Tinubu in 2023 had they united earlier, adding, “There is no coalition. What you’re just seeing is egos, different egos. I have a good idea who’s likely going to get the ticket. It’s likely going to go to a northerner.”