Former Kogi West Senator Dino Melaye has publicly admitted that his past support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) was a profound mistake. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, he declared “Once I was blind, now I can see. I regret in totality.”
Melaye, who joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on July 31 after resigning from the PDP, likened his past political alignment to an “unholy tendency.”
“Just like you confess your sins daily in the Lord’s prayer, I ask for forgiveness. Anyone who has moved with the devil, anyone who has aligned with an unholy tendency, should regret it.”
He condemned the APC-led administration for driving Nigeria into economic hardship, describing the situation as both visible and unbearable:
“You don’t need a prophet to tell you what is happening in this country. It is visible even to the blind and audible to the deaf.”
“The hunger in the land is shattered. People are dying of malnutrition in rural communities.”
Melaye went further to warn “Take a trip today to your village and just announce that you want to share two bags of rice. If you are not careful, there will be dead casualties from the struggle to get something.”
Looking ahead to the 2027 election, Melaye expressed confidence that the ADC will present a credible alternative, capable of defeating President Bola Tinubu:
“Especially those of us in the ADC, we need to create a comfortable, stable platform. I believe that platform will produce a candidate that will unseat President Ahmed Bola Tinubu in 2027.”
When asked about supporting any presidential hopeful such as Atiku Abubakar, Melaye remained cautious:
“I will not be talking about a presidential candidate or preference for anybody until we get the party completely stabilised and organise a transparently honest convention.”
He nevertheless commended Atiku “What Atiku is doing is rescuing this country, bringing together men of honour and valour to correct and palliate the satanic manifestation of the APC.”
Melaye asserted that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been compromised by the APC:
“PDP has been purchased by APC. PDP is a parastatal of the APC. PDP is a department of the APC. In fact, they take dates for NEC meetings and dates for when to have NWC from the [Presidential] Villa.”
Criticizing PDP governors, he questioned “Are these governors acting like opposition governors? Are they playing opposition roles as governors? Those who remain in the PDP are holding fort for the APC.”
