Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Festus Keyamo, SAN, has dismissed the proposed All Democratic Alliance (ADC) opposition party as a hopeless attempt to replicate the 2013 APC‑forming coalition.
In a statement on his official X (formerly Twitter) account, Keyamo derided the move as nothing more than a “pedestrian joke.”
“If they are thinking of recreating what the APC did in 2013, then this is nothing but a pedestrian joke; a complete mockery of that seismic political coalition,” he wrote.
The ADC initiative is being led by the National Opposition Coalition Group, which includes former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex‑Kaduna Governor Nasir El‑Rufai, former Rivers Governor Rotimi Amaechi, Umar Ardo (a former aide to ex‑President Obasanjo), among others.
The group formally applied for registration as a political party with INEC on Thursday, with the process acknowledged by the commission on Friday.
However, Keyamo continued to downplay the move:
“This is just a simple application for party registration. There is nothing like a ‘coalition’ here.
“It is an unnecessary hype the promoters have been struggling to create all along; it is just psychological warfare on Nigerians, a weak attempt at mass appeal.”
He emphasized that no officially recognised political parties are involved at this stage:
“This is not different from several political associations springing up every day for the same purpose.
“After all the razzmatazz, it boils down to the fact that a new political party is just attempting registration by a few Nigerians, it is a disappointing anti‑climax to all the preceding pomp and pageantry.”
Keyamo’s comments echo earlier assessments where he described efforts to build an opposition coalition as “impossible” and likened them to “a storm in a teacup,” asserting that no unified front could match the APC’s established structure .
