Bolaji Abdullahi, the National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has accused certain individuals of turning criticisms of the party’s leadership into a profitable venture.
In an interview with Sunday PUNCH, Abdullahi condemned ongoing attacks against the ADC, initially formed on July 1 as a platform for an opposition coalition aimed at challenging President Tinubu in the 2027 election.
The party, led by former Senate President David Mark, has since faced public rebuke from some state chairmen who have opposed his leadership and the interim executive committee.
Abdullahi dismissed these attacks as opportunistic, stating:
“All these things you see have become an enterprise. They hold press conferences to say they are challenging the leadership of David Mark. This has become a good business for them. They are wasting their resources and their time.”
He added: “We know the people behind this. It is either that some people are sponsoring them, or they are holding the press conferences to attract attention from those who will give them money. For us, we are not bothered about this. They should continue to entertain themselves.”
In a separate comment, off the record, another ADC source, speaking anonymously, suggested the APC is behind the campaign of defamation to weaken the party. They claimed:
“The only person they are scared of is Atiku Abubakar. They don’t want him on the ballot. That is why they are doing everything to infiltrate the ranks of the ADC and cause unnecessary tension within the party.”
The source accused the government of aiming for a smooth, uncontested route to the 2027 elections:
“What Tinubu and his supporters want is a free ride to the 2027 election, and that is why they are scared of Atiku. What they don’t know is that the elections will be between Nigerians and the APC. Having gone through avoidable pains in the past two years, Nigerians know exactly what they want in 2027, and no amount of intimidation can make them back out of their resolve to vote out the incompetent APC.”
