ADC Warns Governors’ Move to APC Could Lead to One-Party State

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) claims that recent governor defections to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) validate its warning of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s intention to turn the country into a one-party state.

However, the party stated that the 2027 election will be a direct conflict between the Nigerian people and President Tinubu and his group of APC governors. It also stated that the APC has defended its position about its plan to make Nigeria a one-party state.

The governors of Enugu and Bayelsa have betrayed their long-suffering people and joined the gang against Nigerians with their recent defections, according to a statement released by the ADC in Abuja on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi.

The party maintained that the opposition is unconcerned with the governors’ “political apostasy” since the 2027 elections will pit Nigerians against the ruling party, which has left the majority in extreme poverty and made life intolerable for the majority.

ADC stated: “The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has long warned that President Bola Tinubu is determined to turn Nigeria into a one-party state, no matter the cost to democracy or national stability. The recent defections of the governors of Enugu and Bayelsa states to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) validate this warning.”

Although it may appear that the APC has expanded its list of governors, in actuality, these governors have deserted their constituents in favor of the ruling party, which has made life difficult for the majority.

Nigerians are aware of the country’s current situation. They experience the APC’s shortcomings on a daily basis. Even people who formerly participated in APC campaigns or had the party’s insignia on their social media accounts now steer clear of affiliation with the party. Why? because Nigeria’s reputation in the world community has not improved under the Tinubu administration, which has also failed in the areas of insecurity, economic management, healthcare, social welfare, and corruption.

“Food prices continue to rise, jobs are nonexistent, and insecurity continues to choke every part of the country,” the party added, revealing that Nigerians are paying the price for these failures on a daily basis.

In a democracy, the only way for the people to escape their suffering after the ruling party has misled them is for the opposition to take up arms, put up alternative ideas, and lead the populace out of their plight.

Nigerians expected these opposition governors to do this. They abdicated instead. They also decided to join the massive plot against the Nigerian people, which is a historic political apostasy. They exiled their people for cowardice and other self-serving reasons rather than because they believed in it.

ADC stated that although the ruling party is still celebrating the governors’ defection, both the opposition coalition and it are happy that the distinction between those who are dedicated to preserving the nation and those who only wish to board the gravy train has been made even more obvious.

“The people can see, and they are waiting,” it continued. President Tinubu and his group of APC governors will face off against the Nigerian people in 2027.