The African Democratic Congress(ADC), has stated that the presidential election coming up by 2027 would be a contest between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and entire Nigerians and not the coalition movement.

Stating this during a meeting with journalists in Abakaliki, on Sunday, a chieftain of the coalition movement, Dr. Peter Okeh, stated that the support for the coalition group is due to the level of hardship in Nigeria.

Okeh said; “I am absolutely thrilled with the birth of this coalition. It’s indeed an amazing development in the political history of our country.

“It was a relief that, in the context of abject poverty, extreme hunger, monumental corruption, insecurity, and state capture that the APC government has unleashed on Nigerians, a group of eminent Nigerians can come together to form a formidable force to stem the tide and save democracy in our country.

“Absolutely yes. This is because the coalition has all it takes to defeat the current government. Look, the next election will be an election like no other — it will be an election between the APC and all the suffering Nigerians, home and abroad.

“This time, Nigerians will protect their votes, and no one will be given a free ride to rig the election like they did in the past.”

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The chieftain added that Peter Obi who was a 2023 presidential candidate under the Labour party, would be the ADC presidential flag bearer, stating that, that would save time.

He expressed optimism that Peter Obi would head the coalition the best possible way.

“He has all it takes to win the election. Politics, they say, is local, and Peter Obi has solid grassroots followers — the Obidient Movement — behind him.

“He has also learnt a lot of lessons from the experience of 2023. In addition, things are very much different now. He has reached out and travelled the nooks and crannies of this country, much more than he did before the 2023 general elections. Furthermore, Nigerians have tasted the bitter pill of the current government, and, as such, people are now more united against the government in power than ever,” he added.

Furthermore, Okeh observed that; “many Nigerians will be uncomfortable if the southern part of the country is not allowed to complete the eight-year tenure, as has now become the norm in our politics.”