‘I Don’t Believe In It, Something That Is Not Going To Work’ – ADC Lawmakar Tackles Coalition

Member of the House of Representatives and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Leke Abejide, has dismissed the newly formed opposition coalition within the party as a doomed venture, declaring that it is “not going to end anywhere.”

Naijaonpoint reports that Abejide, who represents Yagba Federal Constituency in Kogi State, made the comments during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Friday.

The coalition, unveiled on Wednesday by several opposition figures, including former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, and ex-Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, announced the ADC as the new platform to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections.

However, Abejide, who described himself as the “face and financier” of the ADC, stated that he neither endorsed nor participated in the recent coalition activities.

“I have been in this party since 2018, and I’m the face of ADC in Nigeria. I believe you can say ADC only exists in Kogi State,” he said, distancing himself from the opposition coalition.

He revealed that he was approached by the party’s founder and former national chairman, Ralph Nwosu, but rejected the invitation to attend coalition meetings.

Abejide said, “I’m the financier of the party. The national chairman spoke with me, but I didn’t attend any of their meetings. There is nothing they didn’t do.

“I didn’t attend their meeting because I don’t believe in it. Something I know is not going to work or bring any success, why should I go there?”

The lawmaker also expressed discontent with the calibre of politicians now flooding into the ADC from other political parties, including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP), and even the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

“People I never expected to join ADC are now there. I don’t think we have anything in common. The people I have something in common with are mostly in APC,” he said pointedly.

Commenting on Ralph Nwosu’s resignation and the influx of political bigwigs into the party, Abejide noted that every individual had the right to freedom of association.

He said, “As the president (Bola Tinubu) said, there is freedom of association. Tomorrow, I can decide to go to APC; nobody can stop me. So, for them to come to ADC, it is their own right to do that.

“And for the national chairman (Nwosu), who resigned, it is his own right to go wherever he wants, but as for me, that coalition is not going to end anywhere.”