New APC Chairman Declares: PDP, LP, ADC Are No Threat

Nentawe Yilwatda, the All Progressives Congress’s (APC) new national chairman, has ruled out the possibility that Nigeria’s opposition parties could run against his party in the 2027 elections.
Yilwatda asserts that the APC is unconcerned about the dangers posed by the nation’s opposition groups, such as the coalition-backed African Democratic Congress (ADC).
He stated, “At this time, there is no opposition,” in an interview with Channels Television on Thursday, just after he was elected chairman of the ruling party.

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He claimed that the APC won the 2023 elections handily and has since won a landslide in nearly every bye-election and off-season gubernatorial contest, so the 2027 presidential election would not be an anomaly.

He expressed “zero fears” regarding the likelihood that the opposition coalition would overthrow the APC in 2027.

“Why has the APC won every by-election in the past two years, in most cases with overwhelming victories?” He joked.

The former Humanitarian Affairs Minister promised to bring the party together and recruit additional governors from the PDP and other opposition parties to join the APC in addition to winning elections.

“I have the responsibility of bringing the party together and growing it.” As of right now, we have 23 governors. Bringing in more is my job. “We would bring in more and do the legwork,” he said.