The Interim Nationwide Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rauf Aregbesola, has mentioned that the All Progressives Congress (APC) could possibly be voted out in 2027 if opposition {groups} align beneath one entrance.
Talking on the tenth of July, 2025, throughout a stakeholders’ assembly in Akure, Ondo State, the previous Osun State governor advised social gathering members that the ADC is engaged on a nationwide alliance to mount critical opposition to President Bola Tinubu’s management.
“Allow us to put private pursuits apart and unite. Now we have a number of elections forward presidential, Nationwide Meeting, and state elections and with unity, we can’t be defeated,” Aregbesola mentioned.
He acknowledged that distinguished figures equivalent to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party’s Peter Obi are backing the coalition effort led by the ADC.
Aregbesola additionally warned that the APC could deploy coordinated misinformation techniques geared toward discrediting the rising motion. He urged members to keep away from distractions and keep dedicated to the larger aim.
Current on the gathering embody Gbenga Edema, a former NNPP governorship candidate in Ondo State, who accused the ruling APC of engineering propaganda to query the credibility of the coalition.
“The court docket instances being hyped are mere distractions. They don’t have any bearing on our political actions,” Edema mentioned. He praised Aregbesola for shedding mild on key points affecting the social gathering and the nation.
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Hon. Akin Akinbobola, as soon as a high member of the APC and former aide to Governor Olusegun Mimiko, criticised the state of the nation. He urged all opposition forces to come back collectively to “rescue Nigeria from sinking.”
“Nigeria is in misery insecurity, starvation, and collapsed infrastructure are on a regular basis realities. The ADC is providing a automobile to revive hope by unity and reform,” Akinbobola mentioned.
He added that the coalition is increasing, with over ten political events already engaged in current technique periods.
“We’re constructing a big political drive. It is going to be like a tsunami sweeping throughout the nation. The problem is managing the scale, however there’s room for everybody,” he famous.
The Akure assembly alerts renewed momentum by opposition {groups} beneath the ADC banner to galvanise assist earlier than 2027, amid rising public frustration over worsening residing circumstances and poor governance.
