Bolaji Abdullahi, interim publicity secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), says serving governors are staying away from the party due to fear of intimidation.
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Speaking in Abuja on Saturday at the third expanded meeting of the ADC’s national political consultative group (North), Abdullahi said governors are under pressure not to align with the emerging coalition, which was launched on July 1 as a platform to challenge President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
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The coalition, backed by top opposition figures such as Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, Rotimi Amaechi, and Nasir El-Rufai, is led by David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola as interim national chairman and secretary. Despite the political weight behind it, no sitting governor has joined so far.
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Abdullahi said this silence is due to a wider “conspiracy against the Nigerian people.”
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“We know no serving governor will want to come to us now because of the kind of intimidation they are facing,” he said. “Some of them are even being accused of endorsing Tinubu just because they didn’t defect.”
He assured that the ADC is not built around any individual’s ambition. “We are not having any conversation about who will fly the party’s flag. It’s too early. Our priority is building a strong political party with clear direction,” he said.
Abdullahi added that while the ADC is open to all Nigerians, it remains a movement for people who are dissatisfied with the current state of the country.
The meeting also focused on challenges in northern Nigeria, with plans to hold a similar session for the South.
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