Former Minister of Interior and National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has declared that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will lose power in 2027.
According to him, the ADC, “by the grace of God,” will take over leadership at both the national and state levels. Aregbesola made the remark on Saturday in Ilorin while speaking with journalists shortly after inaugurating the Kwara State secretariat of the ADC along Basin Road.
He said the ruling APC has lost touch with the people and is now resorting to intimidation of opposition parties nationwide. “If APC is confident of its strength, it won’t be so hyped and charged as to be hounding and hunting opposition all over the place.”
The former Osun State governor accused the APC of harassing ADC members across the country, citing Lagos, Kebbi, and Kaduna as examples. He said such actions show that the ruling party is insecure about its popularity.
“They themselves know that they are not popular and the party that will harvest their unpopularity is ADC,” he added.
Aregbesola insisted that the ADC would emerge victorious in the next general elections.
“Regardless of the grandstanding, by the grace of God, ADC will take over the mantle of leadership in Nigeria and in most of the state,” he declared. Speaking on politicians defecting to the APC, Aregbesola dismissed them as “enemies of the people,” adding that their exit would not affect ADC’s growth.
“The governors that are going to APC are the enemies of the people and people know this. They are hated, so it is good riddance to bad rubbish,” he said. Also speaking at the event, former Kwara State governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, who recently joined the ADC from the PDP, said the party is ready to lead the country.
“The party has been prepared and is here to stay. It’s to demonstrate to us that a new dawn has been set up in Kwara. And it’s you and I,” he told reporters.
In his words, “This is the beginning of a new direction in our political experience and we are poised to take over leadership of the country in 2027.” The National Publicity Secretary of the ADC and former Minister of Youth and Sports, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, also took a swipe at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying it has lost relevance in Nigeria’s political scene.
Aregbesola, once a key ally of President Bola Tinubu, fell out with the APC leadership shortly before the 2022 Osun governorship election, leading to deep cracks within the party in the state.
The former minister had announced his return to active politics under the ADC platform, vowing to build a “credible alternative” to both APC and PDP ahead of the 2027 elections.
