APC Secretary Mocks ADC Movement Says Coalitions Have No Place In Presidential System

National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Ajibola Basiru, has dismissed the wave of political figures aligning under the African Democratic Congress (ADC), branding them as frustrated politicians displaced from their original parties.

Speaking in Osogbo, Osun State, on Sunday, Basiru said the concept of a coalition has no legal or political basis in Nigeria’s presidential system, accusing the defectors of misusing political terminology for public sympathy.

“There’s nothing like a coalition in a presidential system,” Basiru told journalists. “That term applies to parliamentary systems where no party secures a clear majority, and alliances are needed to form government. In our context, it’s just political showmanship.”

He said those moving to the ADC were individuals who no longer command relevance within their original parties and described the gathering as a “circus show” lacking proper structure or legitimacy.

Basiru also took aim at the leadership claims made by members of the coalition, questioning the legal process by which some of them emerged as interim or pro tem leaders of the ADC.

“You can’t call yourself pro tem chairman of a political party that already exists and is registered with INEC,” he said. “Where’s the party’s internal process to support these claims?”

He further dismissed claims that the APC is in panic mode over the movement, noting that the same critics once accused Nigeria of becoming a one-party state.

Basiru urged Nigerians not to be misled by what he called political noise, saying the APC remains firmly grounded ahead of the 2027 elections.