2027: Defections to APC gained’t assure Tinubu’s re-election, says ADC

The African Democratic Congress has mentioned that the defection of governors and different elected politicians to the All Progressives Congress can not assure the return of President Bola Tinubu to Aso Rock within the 2027 basic elections.

Talking in an unique interview with PidomNigeria On-line on the get together’s stakeholders’ assembly on Saturday in Yola, the Chairman of the Adamawa State chapter of the ADC, Shehu Yohanna, mentioned politicians defecting to the ruling All Progressives Congress had been heading into political exile.

He mentioned the get together had proposed former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar as its presidential candidate and Peter Obi as vice-presidential candidate for the 2027 presidential election.

“APC is fishing determined and irrelevant politicians into their armpits; they’re on the lookout for unfunctional and irrelevant inhabitants that has no use throughout the basic elections in 2027.

“The governors defecting to APC are people who have failed woefully and are determined to return for his or her second time period.

“The opposite defecting governors and Nationwide Meeting members are these attempting to flee Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee prosecution. You bear in mind when the previous APC nationwide chairman, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, mentioned, ‘your sins are forgiven if you happen to be a part of APC.

“This implies they’ve misplaced political relevance of their events and states. Votes aren’t with governors however with the grassroots folks,” Yohanna said.

Referring to the Ganye constituency meeting by-election, he mentioned, “The Ganye constituency meeting by-election is a pointer to President Tinubu that he assembled empty vessels in APC. Over 6,000 safety businesses had been mobilised to Ganye with ministers from totally different states, but APC gained with 96 votes — what a disgrace.

“If in 2023 APC gained the identical seat with over 4,000 votes and in 2025 APC gained with 96 votes, it means the get together has misplaced its relevance in Nigeria,” he mentioned.

Yohanna disclosed that Atiku remained the one candidate with the capability to defeat the APC within the 2027 presidential election.

“The insurance policies of the current administration are decampaigning towards the return of Tinubu. How can we transfer ahead when authorities mentioned a person can withdraw solely ₦500,000 in per week and company organisations ₦10,000,000 per week? Tinubu has grounded the nation,” he said.

He urged ADC members to register for his or her Everlasting Voter Playing cards, saying it was key to eradicating President Tinubu from workplace.

“These banking on rigging the 2027 basic elections can be disenchanted and disgraced when the outcomes are launched by the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee,” he mentioned.

Yohanna known as on Nigerians to legally and peacefully defend their votes within the curiosity of democracy, warning {that a} one-party system would deliver democracy to its knees.

On the Adamawa State native authorities elections, he assured get together members that the ADC would win all of the 21 chairmanship seats and all wards within the state.