The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has refuted claims by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that top ADC figures are preparing to join the ruling party, insisting that “no amount of defections can save” the APC from electoral defeat in 2027.
In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC said the ruling party’s push to lure politicians from other parties exposes its waning popularity among Nigerians.
“The attention of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has been drawn to the declaration by the National Chairman of the ruling APC, Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda, at a stakeholders’ meeting in Jos, that ‘key ADC figures’ will be received into the APC next week,” Abdullahi said.
According to him, the statement only highlights the APC’s awareness of its eroding public support.
“This declaration underscores a deep realisation by the ruling party that it cannot be saved even if all the governors in Nigeria defected to it. This is why, despite all the governors and senators they have been bragging about, the APC is still desperate for ADC members,” he added.
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The ADC further accused the APC of worsening economic hardship and losing public trust, describing its recruitment campaign as a sign of desperation.
The statement reads: “The attention of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has been drawn to the declaration by the National Chairman of the ruling APC, Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda, at a stakeholders’ meeting in Jos that “key ADC figures” will be received into the APC next week.
“This statement underscores a deep realisation by the ruling party that it cannot be saved even if all the governors in Nigeria defected to the ruling party. This is why even with all the governors and senators they have been bragging about, the APC is still desperate for ADC members.
“The truth remains that the APC realises that it has become the most hated party in Nigeria, and no amount of defections can save the party from Nigerians whose lives and livelihoods the ruling party has destroyed since it came to power.
“Like we have noted earlier, the recent gale of high-profile defections to the ruling party is properly understood by ordinary Nigerians as a gang-up against the people by a ruling elite who have left the people behind in abject poverty and are only interested in self-preservation even as their people wallow in misery.”
