The only ADC reps member drops fresh hint on when coalition will colapse

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The opposition coalition formed around the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is expected to disintegrate by September, according to Leke Abejide, the lone member of the House of Representatives elected on the party’s platform.

He made this statement on Friday when he appeared on The Morning Brief on Channels Television.

Abejide, who is the representative for Kogi State’s Yagba East/Yagba West/Mopamuro Federal Constituency, claimed that the coalition’s demise was imminent after it failed to win even one seat in the August 16 by-elections.

“The coalition collapsed last Saturday; across the country, they could not even win one seat. That was the beginning of the end. By early next month, the coalition will collapse completely,” Abejide said.

He maintained that he was still the “landlord” of the party and contended that the group’s attempt to “hijack” the ADC would fail.

“I didn’t establish the party, but I am the one who kept it alive. I have never defected to a big party. I used the ADC to contest all my elections and also brought others into both the National Assembly and state assembly,” he added.

Noting that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi were never affiliated with the ADC, the legislator contended that the key players spearheading the coalition have no affiliation with the party.

He emphasized that while both former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola and former Senate President David Mark have joined the ADC, none is a party leader.

Ahead of the general elections in 2027, the coalition had endorsed the ADC as its platform in July, designating Aregbesola as national secretary and Mark as interim chairman.

Former Governors Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, Senator Dino Melaye, Solomon Dalong, the former Minister of Youth and Sports, Gabriel Suswam of Benue State, and publisher Dele Momodu are among its members.

The coalition was been criticized by Abejide as a group of “selfish politicians” who had no real intentions for Nigeria, calling their usage of the ADC for 2027 a “daydream.”

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