Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, expressed confidence that the ADC will overcome its current challenges
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has confirmed it will contest the 2027 general election, insisting that the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) decision to derecognise its leadership will not stop the party.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, expressed confidence that the ADC will overcome its current challenges.
“One thing I can guarantee is that we will contest the 2027 election on the ADC platform,” he said.
The party is currently entangled in a leadership crisis following INEC’s withdrawal of recognition of its factions due to a subsisting court order. Despite this, Abdullahi said the party remains confident in the judiciary.
“Regardless of what has happened in Nigeria, we still have confidence in the judiciary. We believe we have a slam-dunk case… While we are hoping for the best, we are also preparing for the worst,” he said.
Abdullahi added that the ADC had followed legal procedures by notifying INEC ahead of its planned congresses.
“If the same INEC that swore in an affidavit that it was aware of the leadership change in the ADC is now turning around to say what they are saying, they are not going to stop us,” he said.
He emphasised that the party will not withdraw from the electoral process, warning that boycotting would undermine democratic principles.
“We are not going to boycott. To boycott is to surrender. You boycott, you make headlines — then what?” he asked.
Abdullahi also accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of trying to weaken opposition parties in pursuit of a one-party system.
“We in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) are saying that Nigeria will not become a one-party state in our generation. We will do everything within the law to resist it,” he said.
He further alleged that the APC wants to dominate the political space ahead of the next election, ensuring that President Tinubu will face no credible opposition in 2027.
Despite the ongoing crisis, Abdullahi said the party remains committed to contesting the election, carrying the hopes of Nigerians seeking political alternatives.
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