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Former Sports Minister and ADC spokesman Bolaji Abdullahi alleges individuals linked to the Presidency are working to weaken opposition parties before 2027
Abdullahi rejects accusations from Dumebi Kachikwu and some state chairmen that the ADC has been taken over, calling them baseless and politically motivated
He insists the party prioritises national issues over debates on regional origin, criticising APC for exploiting ethnicity, religion, and regionalism
Former Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, has alleged that certain individuals linked to the Presidency are working covertly to destabilise the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 general election.
Speaking in an interview with the Nigerian Tribune, Abdullahi, who is the party’s National Publicity Secretary, claimed the plot was aimed at weakening opposition parties to prevent them from mounting a credible challenge.
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His words:
“It is the Presidency, the ruling government! They know that on their records alone, Nigerians won’t vote for them. They want to foist a fait accompli so that by 2027 no party will be strong enough to challenge them for power,” he alleged.
Abdullahi says presidency ‘enjoying’ opposition’s internal crises
Abdullahi recalled President Bola Tinubu’s remark at the National Assembly suggesting he was “enjoying” the problems facing political parties, including the PDP and SDP.
“If I were advising the President, I’d tell him to encourage opposition parties to get their acts together because democracy is stronger when there’s competition,” Abdullahi said.
He added:
“But to say you are enjoying the crisis shows where this is coming from and what the agenda is.”
ADC chieftain denies party hijack claims
On allegations by some state chairmen and former ADC presidential candidate Dumebi Kachikwu that a coalition group had hijacked the party, Abdullahi dismissed them as baseless.
“Kachikwu was expelled from the party in 2022. He was just a presidential candidate, not an official. His contract with the party ended after the election,” he said.
He explained that all 36 state chairmen were invited to Abuja, assured of retaining their positions until the next party congress, and raised no objections at the time.
“It is the same hands of destabilisation that destroyed other opposition parties at work. But they won’t succeed with ADC,” Abdullahi stated.
Where will ADC zone 2027 presidential ticket?
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The ADC chieftain went further to dismiss speculations about the zoning of its presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 elections, insisting the party is focused on issues that directly affect Nigerians.
He stressed that the conversation about where the next president should come from is driven by political elites rather than ordinary citizens.
“It is the same poverty afflicting a man from Kano that afflicts a man from Umuahia or Damaturu,” he said.
He added that Nigerians want leaders who can solve their problems, not debate over regional origin.
He criticised the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for “weaponising regions, religion, and ethnicity” to an unprecedented level.
Recalling past politics, he noted that in the Second Republic, voters were more concerned with party policies, such as the UPN’s promise of free education, than with a candidate’s background.
He compared the situation to the U.S., where parties internally decide whether to change candidates, as the Democrats did after President Joe Biden’s poor debate performance by rallying behind Kamala Harris.
The ADC leader insisted that the selection of a presidential candidate remains an internal party decision and warned against turning it into “a national referendum.”
He accused the APC of trying to frame the 2027 election around regionalism, ethnicity, and religion rather than governance and policy issues.
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