African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain, Chille Igbawua, has described the consistent denial that the opposition coalition party is a special-purpose vehicle for former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, in the forthcoming general elections, as untrue.
Naijaonpoint reports that Igbawua made this statement on Monday during an interview on Channels Television’s ‘The Morning Brief’, while reacting to the defection of the former presidential candidates, Peter Obi, and Rabi’u Kwankwaso.
Recall that Peter Obi and Kwankwaso on Sunday officially joined the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC).
Speaking on the development and issues regarding the ADC’s presidential ticket, Igbawua said nobody who has come into ADC has been given preference over him.
He said, “I am sufficiently an insider enough to know if discussions were held, who was deciding who was going to emerge. And I’ve said that this certainty about who will emerge is that it will be through a transparent and open process.
“We have sufficiently over the time denied this issue that the ADC is a special-purpose vehicle for Atiku Abubakar.
“That certainly is untrue. Nobody who has come into ADC has been given preference over him.”
Meanwhile, a former Kano governorship candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) in the 2023 elections, Salisu Tanko Yakasai, has stated that the division within the coalition has given President Bola Tinubu an advantage in the 2027 election.
Yakasai stated this via a post on his 𝕏 handle while reacting to the defection of presidential aspirants, Peter Obi and Musa Kwankwaso to the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC).
He warned that the formation of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and NDC may split votes and ultimately benefit the ruling party in the 2027 general election.
He described the development as a “blessing in disguise,” arguing that while many Nigerians had hoped for a united opposition front, a single coalition might have faced legal and political challenges that could have kept it off the ballot.
He suggested that the existence of two opposition platforms could complicate any attempt to sideline them, forcing the government to either allow both parties to participate or risk backlash over Nigeria’s democratic credentials.
According to him, the more likely outcome is that both the ADC and NDC will contest the election, resulting in a divided opposition at the presidential level, a scenario he believes would favour Tinubu
