The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has declared that it does not need a coalition with other opposition parties to defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections.
The ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, made the declaration on Friday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
Abdullahi explained that the party initially pursued a broad-based opposition coalition because it believed such an alliance would make it easier to challenge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the APC.
However, he said the party’s strategy changed following the departure of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso from the coalition to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).
According to him, the ADC is now confident of winning the 2027 election independently, although it remains willing to cooperate with other opposition parties on issues that could strengthen the electoral process.
“The ADC doesn’t need a coalition to win this 2027 election,” Abdullahi said.
He added that the party initially believed a broad-based coalition would make defeating the APC easier.
“When we started building this coalition, we started on the assumption that if we were able to build a broad-based coalition, it would make our job of beating the APC easier.
“If we are able to build the kind of coalition that we started, maybe to make our job easier, then we don’t need that coalition to win the election.”
Opposition talks continue
The ADC spokesman disclosed that discussions among opposition parties were still ongoing ahead of the 2027 elections.
He clarified that the talks were not necessarily focused on producing a single presidential candidate, but rather on identifying areas where opposition parties could cooperate to improve their chances at the polls.
“We are still having conversations among ourselves, opposition political parties, and there are different areas. You’ve heard about the G-100 mobilising everybody, still trying to bring everybody together.
“But the conversation is not about how to produce a single presidential candidate but predominantly about what areas of cooperation are possible,” he said.
Abdullahi identified election monitoring and vote protection as key areas where opposition parties could collaborate.
He said developing a common strategy for monitoring elections and protecting votes could significantly strengthen the opposition ahead of the 2027 polls.
“For example, if we are able to develop a common protocol for election monitoring and for policing our votes, that is major,” he added.
The development comes amid continuing efforts by opposition political parties and political groups to reposition ahead of the 2027 general elections, with alliances, defections and possible strategic cooperation expected to shape the contest.
