On the one hand, these figures bring name recognition, funding, and political strength, boosting the ADC’s chances of challenging the APC in 2027. But on the other hand, their presence raises a troubling question: Can a party led by the same familiar names really represent the people?

Interim Secretary of African Democratic Congress, ADC, and former Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, yesterday, declared that the party will trounce President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress, APC, just as he urged party members to put aside their personal interests, differences and work towards its success during the 2027 general election

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, has stated that former President Muhammadu Buhari would not have secured the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential ticket without the pivotal support of President Bola Tinubu.

FORMER Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, yesterday, disclosed that the party will not present a Northerner as its presidential candidate in the 2027 polls, saying any attempt to do so would be insulting to the founding fathers of the PDP.

The Federal Government has called on commissioners of information in states controlled by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to keep citizens informed of the positive impact of President Bola Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda.

According to Odunuga, “Senator Akume is not jostling with anyone for the post of either the APC National Chairman or any other post in the party”.

“All this fantasy of coalition — we are going to have a good two to three weeks of romanticising… but one of them, his name is Datti (Baba-Ahmed), has already sensed the danger ahead and said the problem of this coalition will be who becomes the president, ‘everybody wants to be president. After one month, when they sit down, I am telling you on my honour, in the next six months, that coalition will not even be a conversation. They will scatter.”

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a ‘coalition of Nigeria’s most inept politicians’, saying the party is drowning in confusion.

Concerned residents and stakeholders of Ibadan North have raised serious concerns over alleged attempts to impose a candidate in the upcoming All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries, calling for a transparent and democratic process that reflects the will of the people.

“The July 1 coalition declaration and the July 2 unveiling of the ADC have rattled the ruling party. It is now obvious that the Tinubu administration, having lost the trust of the Nigerian people, cannot withstand the pressure of a united and credible opposition. But rather than correct its ways, it has resorted to its old playbook of destabilising opposition parties.”

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa North Senatorial District have unanimously endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term and called on Governor Abdullahi Sule to contest for the Senate seat representing the district.

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, yesterday, said the country was practically ‘dead’ before President Bola Tinubu assumed office.

The North-Central All Progressives Congress (APC) Forum has firmly rejected claims that the region cannot simultaneously hold the positions of Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and National Chairman of the ruling party.

Who will step down for the other? That is the key question a political analyst, Prof Okey Ikechukwu, tries
to answer in this interview as the anti-Tinubu coalition moved into the African Democratic Congress
(ADC), last week, to confront the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 polls.

“The ADC’s growth is hindered by its weak organisational structure and internal disagreements among its top figures, which may limit its ability to mount a unified national challenge. To maintain its lead across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, the APC must retain the loyalty of northern voters and urgently address economic issues…”