Former Minister of Interior and National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has stated that despite the confidence of the ruling APC, his party, ADC, will, by the grace of God, assume leadership in Nigeria and in most states during the 2027 general elections.
The former Osun State governor made this known yesterday in Ilorin while speaking to journalists after inaugurating the state secretariat of the party along Basin Road, Ilorin.
His words: “If APC is confident of its strength, it won’t be so hyped and charged as to be hounding and hunting opposition all over the place.
“How can we interpret what APC is doing all over Nigeria to us? They are harassing and intimidating everyone of our members, not just our leaders but nationwide, be it Lagos, Kebbi, Kaduna.
“If indeed they are confident of the strength they are showcasing, one would expect that they will be so calm but reverse is the case, so what does that tell you?” he queried.
“They themselves know that they are not popular, and the party that will harvest their unpopularity is ADC.
“Regardless of the grandstanding, by the grace of God, ADC will take over the mantle of leadership in Nigeria and in most of the states.”
Speaking about governors defecting to the ruling APC, he said: “The governors that are going to APC are the enemies of the people, and people know this. They are hated, so it is good riddance to bad rubbish.”
In the same vein, the immediate past governor of Kwara State, who left the PDP to join ADC, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, said the party is well-prepared to take over the nation’s leadership.
“The party has been prepared and is here to stay. It’s to demonstrate to us that a new dawn has been set up in Kwara. And it’s you and I,” he said.
“This is the beginning of a new direction in our political experience and we are poised to take over leadership of the country in 2027.”
Also, the National Publicity Secretary of the ADC and former Minister of Youth and Sports, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, criticised the opposition PDP, claiming that the party has become politically irrelevant.
