“Who Are The New Players That Can Make It Difficult For APC To Score Another Electoral Goal In 2027?” – Senate Spokesperson Mocks ADC Coalition

The spokesperson of the Nigerian Senate, Yemi Adaramodu, has submitted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is not bothered by the coalition which recently adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the 2027 election.

He submitted that all the political actors in the ADC coalition are known faces who have nothing new to offer.

Adaramodu insisted that the ADC coalition can not present any credible challenge to the electoral fortunes of the APC in 2027 because it is made up of old politicians whose weaknesses and strengths are already known to the ruling party.

Naijaonpoint reports the lawmaker made the submission during an interaction with journalists.

He said, “Who is new? Who is there? And who was newly introduced?

“Why should we be bothered? Number one is that it is the same players.

“Either you were in PDP, or you are in Labour (Party), or you are in APGA. It’s the same players. So, it’s the same player that conglomerate together to be in ADC. It’s the same players. It’s the same thing.

“We know ourselves. We know them. We know the extent. We know the weaknesses and the strengths.”

Drawing a football analogy, the Senate spokesperson said if all players from the Chelsea football club decide to move to Manchester United and play against Manchester City, they will still exhibit the same characters they displayed in their old clubs.

He argued that the ADC coalition membership is drawn from politicians from existing political parties such as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party and others, so they have nothing new to offer as a challenge to the APC simply because they changed platforms.

Adaramodu submitted that the APC would still emerge victorious in 2027.

He said, “It’s like when all the players in Chelsea are transferred into Manchester United, and then Manchester City wants to play with them, and you know those players that you have already played with while they were all in Chelsea.

“So, do you fear again? It’s the same players. Who’s new? Who is the person that is newly introduced?

“Who are the new players that have been bought from the transfer market to make the field very stuffy and very difficult for the APC to score another electoral goal in 2027?”

The Comic Relief Is Good

Speaking further, Adaramodu, who chairs the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, said the coalition is offering some good comic relief for the political atmosphere.

He said, “There’s no way we can be so busy like this and there’s not going to be a time that we have to entertain ourselves comically.

“We must laugh. We must relax. Our hormones must not be too busy secreting a lot of sweat. That’s not good for our health, not good for the health of our democracy.”

While the lawmaker submitted that the coalition members are not comedians, he stated that their actions are laughable.

“If there’s somebody who has been governor for 20 years, minister for 20 years, speaker for so many years, and said that he’s hungry, the action is comical — but the person is not a comedian,” he said.