2027: FG rattled, plotting to destabilise opposition – ADC alleges

 The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the Federal Government of orchestrating a plot to destabilise the growing opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections.

In a statement on Monday, the party alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is using intimidation and coercion tactics to undermine the ADC’s growing momentum as a credible opposition force.

The statement, signed by Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC’s Interim National Publicity Secretary and National Coalition Spokesperson, claimed that former state chairmen and key members of the party’s state executive committees in the North-East and North-West were summoned to a secret meeting with senior federal government officials.

According to the ADC, the meeting had no connection to national security or peacebuilding, but was rather intended to pressure the attendees into supporting a scheme against the opposition coalition.

“We have credible intelligence that the aim of this meeting is not for national security or peacebuilding. It is to intimidate, coerce, and if possible, co-opt these individuals into a fabricated scheme against the opposition coalition. This is not politics. This is sabotage,” Abdullahi said.

The ADC described these alleged actions as a direct assault on Nigeria’s multiparty democracy, warning that they could push the country towards a one-party state.

The party linked the reported plot to its recent political activities, specifically the Coalition Declaration on 1st July and the unveiling of the ADC as the coalition’s platform on 2nd July, which it says have unsettled the ruling party.

“The July 1st Coalition Declaration, and the July 2nd unveiling of the ADC, have clearly rattled the ruling party. It is now obvious that the Tinubu administration, having lost the trust of the Nigerian people, cannot withstand the pressure of a united and credible opposition. But rather than correct its ways, it has resorted to its old playbook of destabilising opposition parties,” the statement continued.

The ADC called on President Tinubu to demonstrate his democratic credentials by calling his appointees to order. It also cited the Jonathan administration’s tolerance of opposition, which allowed the APC to thrive and eventually win the presidency in 2015, as an example of democratic maturity.