The Presidency on Wednesday referred to the newly formed opposition coalition, the African Democratic Congress, as a group of “internally displaced politicians.”
In response to the unveiling of the ADC’s new leadership in Abuja, Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, described the political alliance as “a dead on arrival party” in a post on his X handle, @BwalaDaniel.
“Association of wild goose chasers, consisting of internally displaced politicians forming a dead on arrival party; better described in the words of @PeterObi as ‘structure of criminality,’” Bwala stated in his post.
Although Bwala did not mention names directly, his comments appeared aimed at the initiators and backers of the ADC, which has been presented as a wide-reaching coalition of opposition politicians intending to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress in the 2027 elections.
Members of the ADC include former officials from the PDP and APC who left their parties due to internal disputes or personal ambitions.
Among them are former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Senate President David Mark, former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola, and Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election.
Bwala, who was previously a PDP member and later joined the APC in 2023, had been critical of Tinubu before his appointment in 2024.
