National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, has said the defection of former presidential candidates Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso to the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has weakened the opposition ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Abdullahi stated that opposition parties would stand a stronger chance against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu if they presented a united front.
He made the remarks during an interview on AIT’s Political Platform programme.
According to him, division among opposition figures gives the ruling party an advantage in the electoral contest.
“If you have a united opposition working to challenge the incumbent then you stand a better a chance.
“But the moment you have the opposition divided, then you have a three horse or four, it gives advantage to the incumbent.
“What happened to Peter Obi and Kwankwaso leaving the ADC does not hurt only the ADC, it hurt the generality, it’s going to affect them the way it’s going to affect us.
“If we were able to hold together, then we would have stood a better chance, I’m not saying that it’s not possible,” he said.
Abdullahi also clarified that ongoing discussions involving former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and other political figures were personal engagements and not official negotiations on behalf of the ADC.
“If Atiku Abubakar is talking to any other aspirant, it is not ADC speaking, it is one aspirant negotiating with another,’’ he added.
