The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has insisted that it will field credible candidates for the elections in 2027 despite what it called ‘recent distractions.’
The reaction came on Saturday as Alhaji Buba Galadima, a close ally of the leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement and former governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, said the ADC would not produce candidates in 2027, describing the Supreme Court ruling as a booby trap.
Reacting to this suggestion from him and in some quarters that the party will not produce candidates in the 2027 elections, the ADC, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, said the party remained focused on its set objectives to rescue the country from the misgovernance of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and save the country from the travesty of a one-party dictatorship.
The party said it remains the country’s primary opposition platform, with a clear focus on organising, mobilising, and preparing to win the 2027 general elections.
The ADC spokesman dismissed such views as unfounded and mischievous scaremongering, with no basis in reality or in any law.
The party said Nigerians should disregard baseless assertions, noting that the party is fully compliant with all legal requirements and is actively building the structures necessary to contest and win elections at all levels.
Abdullahi said there is no legal impediment to ADC participation in the 2027 elections, describing any suggestion to the contrary as a deliberate attempt to mislead the public and dampen the growing momentum around our party.
He urged members, supporters, and all well-meaning Nigerians to disregard these baseless assertions, stressing that ‘The task before us is too important to be derailed by speculation.’
The statement read: ‘The African Democratic Congress wishes to state, clearly and unequivocally, that we remain focused on our mission to rescue Nigeria from the failure of the APC-led government and to prevent the dangerous slide toward a one-party state.
‘We have taken note of recent suggestions that the ADC will not produce candidates in the 2027 elections. We find such claims to be entirely unfounded, mischievous, and designed to create confusion where none exists. They have no basis in law, in fact, or in the reality of our preparations as a political party.
‘Let us be clear. The ADC will present candidates in the 2027 general elections. Not just candidates, but credible, competent, and nationally acceptable candidates who are capable of leading this country out of its current crisis.
‘We remain a law-abiding political party, fully compliant with the Constitution and the Electoral Act.
‘The ADC stands today as the primary opposition platform in Nigeria, and we take that responsibility seriously. We are not distracted by noise. We are focused on the real work, organising across the country, mobilising Nigerians who are tired of insecurity, rising costs of living, and limited opportunities, and building the structures required not just to contest, but to win.’