The Presidency has lampooned the newly-formed opposition coalition which has adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as the coalition platform, and described it as a hollow alliance of displaced politicians.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, noted this in a statement posted on his verified X handle yesterday.
He said the promoters of the coalition are political “desperados” whose personal ambition and bitterness towards President Tinubu is driving them. Dare said, “What we are seeing is not a credible force for change, but a gathering of the politically displaced, seeking relevance by any means possible.”
He mocked the coalition over their moves, however noted that the 2013 merger that birthed the All Progressive Congress was driven by selflessness, national interest, and strategic discipline.
Dare said, “The leaders at the time were willing to set aside personal ambitions for the greater good. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, despite commanding the loyalty of several sitting governors, chose to wait. He bided his time, played the long game, and focused on building a viable political platform. He had never lost an election, and he didn’t have to force his way in.
“Now contrast that with today’s coalition. The chief promoter is a serial election loser, clutching at what he clearly sees as his last shot at the presidency. Unlike Tinubu, he enters the coalition alone—without the backing of his state governor, his region, or any meaningful political structure. His ambition is personal, not patriotic. So also that of his many co-travelers.”
Speaking further, he said most of the key players of the coalition now aligning with the ADC had long distanced themselves from the APC some even before the 2023 general elections.
“Rotimi Amaechi’s soul left the APC in 2022 after he lost the presidential primary to President Tinubu. Abubakar Malami, the former Attorney-General, has also not hidden his detachment from the APC since the president emerged, especially after his failed bid to govern Kebbi State.
“These are not people of principle or vision. They are desperate men and women who cannot bear political obscurity. Their only bond is animosity towards President Tinubu, not a shared ideology or developmental blueprint for the country.
“A political party built on nothing more than shared resentment cannot move Nigeria forward. Nigerians must not be misled. This is a coalition of convenience that will only set the country back by decades.”
The presidential aide called on Nigerians to remain vigilant, as the coalition opposition that has nothing good to offer.
It would be recalled that in May 11th 2018, former President Olusegun Obasanjo had also formed a coalition aimed to present a united front against the then President Muhammadu Buhari, who was seeking re-election and adopted the ADC to Unseat Buhari in 2019
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