The presidency has dismissed claims that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is plotting to make President Bola Tinubu the sole contender in the 2027 presidential election.
The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Bolaji Abdullahi, had in a statement claimed that the plan is a deliberate attempt by elements within the ruling establishment to create confusion within the ADC and weaken what he described as the only viable opposition platform left in the country.
According to the ADC, the alleged plot aims to pressure the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise Nafiu Bala Gombe, an expelled party member, as the ADC National Chairman. This, the party vowed, would be resisted by all means necessary in defence of democracy.
The ADC maintained that there is no legal basis for any dispute, as its leadership remains firmly under Senator David Mark following a combined meeting of the National Working Committee and National Executive Committee, witnessed by INEC officials, in July 2025.
According to the statement, the attempt to destabilise the opposition ahead of the 2027 elections is allegedly being driven by an APC governor in collaboration with a senior security official based in Abuja, as part of a plot to impose President Tinubu as the sole presidential contender.
Reacting to the allegation, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, described the claims as baseless, insisting that the issues raised by the ADC were purely internal matters for the party to resolve.
Speaking to newsmen, Onanuga stated, “This is an ADC party matter. Let the party resolve its internal issues and stop its wild accusations against the APC and President Tinubu.”
He added that the electoral umpire could speak for itself on issues concerning party leadership and recognition.
“INEC will speak for itself,” the presidential aide said.
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