The presidency has submitted that the opposition coalition for 2027 can not stand the test of time and would soon disintegrate.
This view was expressed by the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in his reaction to the unveiling of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as the official political platform by the opposition coalition in its quest to unseat Tinubu in 2027.
He argued that most members of the coalition are disgruntled members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) whose only uniting factor is their hatred for President Tinubu.
Onanuga stated that the coalition has no ideology and its members are individuals driven by a desire for power, rather than a commitment to Nigeria’s progress.
He therefore cautioned citizens of the country against trusting the opposition or voting for them, as they would only set Nigeria back.
Naijaonpoint reports that the presidential spokesperson predicted that the coalition would soon disintegrate due to irreconcilable differences.
“Some members of the hijacked ADC, who were reported as members of the APC, left the APC years and months ago. Let the public not be deceived by the opposition’s narrative about their relevance or whether the APC will mourn their departure.
“Rotimi Amaechi’s soul left the APC in 2022 after losing the presidential primary to President Tinubu.
“Abubakar Malami, the former Attorney-General, has never hidden his estrangement from the APC since Tinubu assumed leadership and since he lost the governorship bid in Kebbi.
“Hadi Sirika, now with the ADC, is facing trial for contract splitting and other allegations.
“The renegade Rauf Aregbesola committed anti-party activities in the last Osun election and was expelled as an unfit APC member
“Kashim Imam and the octogenarian Chief John Odigie Oyegun are among the disgruntled politicians posturing as would-be saviours of Nigeria. Imam abandoned the APC after failing to secure the vice-presidential ticket in 2022. Chief Oyegun, a former party chairman, also lost interest in the APC and has been a foundational member of this coalition since its inception
“My advice to Nigerians: Keep your eyes wide open. A political party with no clear agenda or ideology—whose members are united only by their hatred for President Tinubu—cannot be good for our country. It will only set us back by decades.
“These politicians are desperados, hungry for power, not for the benefit of Nigerians but for themselves. They want power at all costs because they cannot endure another four years in the political wilderness or be banished to political winter and irrelevance.
“What is certain is that the group will soon unravel due to their irreconcilable personal ambitions,” Onanuga submitted.