2027: Tinubu, family should start packing their bags from Aso Rock – Dino Melaye + Video

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dino Melaye, has advised President Bola Tinubu and members of his family to start packing their belongings from the Presidential Villa.

Melaye spoke on Monday when he featured in an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time.

He expressed confidence the ADC will defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress in the 2027 general elections.

Melaye said the outcome of the election would reflect Nigerians’ growing dissatisfaction with the Tinubu administration, which he accused of failing to address hunger, insecurity and other challenges confronting the country.

“The winning strategy for the ADC is very simple. The people are with us. The people are tired of maladministration.

“They are tired of lies. They are tired of borrowing. They are tired of three budgets in three successions not being implemented,” Melaye said.

He alleged that despite the government borrowing money to fund its budgets, several contracts awarded by the government remained unpaid.

“For example, you say you borrowed money to run the budget. You have borrowed the money. You have collected the money. But the budget has not been run.

“The budget has not been funded. Contracts awarded in 2024 have not been paid for. You are still implementing the 2024 budget in 2026,” he said.

Melaye said the hardship, insecurity, killings and alleged corruption in the country had created a disconnect between Nigerians and the government.

He maintained that Nigerians were watching the developments in the country and would express their dissatisfaction through the ballot.

“So I am telling you that this enchantment, the hunger in the land, the insecurity in the land, the killings in the land, the stealing, overstealing that is going on in the land already have shown and demonstrated that there is a complete disconnect between the people and government,” he said.

The ADC chieftain also criticised the Tinubu administration, saying Nigerians were now afraid of the government rather than the government being mindful of the reactions of the people.

“But under Tinubu administration, people are afraid of government because they are so brazen, they are so wicked, they are so nonchalant, they don’t give a damn,” he said.

The former Senator further accused the President of making comments suggesting that election rigging, violence and ballot snatching were acceptable in politics.

He said such statements were inappropriate for a President who should serve as a role model to young Nigerians.

“You have a president that have come out on air to tell the whole world that all is fair in politics. Rigging is fair in politics. Violence is fair in politics. Ballot snatching is fair in politics,” he said.

Melaye predicted that the result of the 2027 election would lead to a change of government, urging the President and his family to prepare to leave the Villa.

“And I’m telling you that the results will tell in January. The president and his family members should begin to pack their luggage and things from the villa, including those in the boys’ quarters of the villa, because there will be a change of government,” he said.

Melaye resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in July 2025 and joined the ADC.

He had previously served as spokesperson for the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and has since emerged as one of the party’s prominent voices ahead of the 2027 election.

His remarks come as political parties and opposition groups intensify preparations for the 2027 general election, with the ADC positioning itself as a major challenger to the ruling APC.