The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over its alleged nervousness ahead 2027.
According to the opposition party, the ruling APC remains jittery despite controlling 31 states and commanding about 90 percent of members in the National Assembly.
The party’s national publicity secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, made the remark during a television interview where he questioned the APC’s “growing anxiety” ahead of the 2027 general election.
He said the ruling party’s dominance across political structures should ordinarily translate into confidence, but noted that the reverse appears to be the case.
“Why is a party with 31 governors and about 90 percent of the national assembly still panicking? Why are they still trying to destabilise other opposition parties?” he asked.
Abdullahi argued that the APC’s posture suggests a lack of confidence in its electoral prospects, particularly in the event of a free and fair contest.
“In any free and fair election in Nigeria today, there’s no way APC will win. They should be preparing for Tinubu’s win given their overwhelming governance. But they are unsettled because they know in a free and fair election, there is no way they can win. Nigerians are tired of them”, he said.
He further described the APC as heavily dependent on President Bola Tinubu, warning that the party could struggle to remain cohesive after his tenure.
“If you take power out of APC, APC is actually nothing. I know the party well. Post Tinubu, they will unravel quickly, even they would be surprised. He is the glue holding the party together”, he stated.
Abdullahi also characterised the APC as a “special purpose vehicle” established to secure the presidencies of former President Muhammadu Buhari and Tinubu, adding that the party has largely achieved that objective.
He, however, said the ADC is working towards adopting a consensus approach in selecting its presidential candidate for the 2027 election.
He described the move as the most cost effective and unifying option.
“We are trying as much as possible to adopt the consensus approach because that is the least costly for us,” he said.
He added that “For us, the best case scenario is to be able to engineer consensus and that’s what we are working on.”
Abdullahi submitted that while direct primaries remain an option, indirect primaries are no longer under consideration in line with provisions of the amended Electoral Act.