•Former Kaduna State governor, Nasiru El-Rufai
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasiru El-Rufai has stated that the coalition of opposition parties will also register a new party as a backup for the African Democratic Congress (ADC), which they have currently adopted as a platform to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 elections.
In an interview with Radio France International (RFI) Hausa service last night, monitored by our correspondent, El-Rufai stated that the coalition would consider registering a new party as an alternative option to counter potential infiltration by the APC into the ADC, which could cause a crisis, reports The Guardian.
He lamented that the APC-led federal government is employing tactics to undermine opposition parties, including luring members with promises of appointments, money, or automatic tickets in the 2027 elections.
“Those who refuse to join the APC face threats of investigations by agencies like the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), or Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB),” he alleged.
El-rufai added that there is a tendency that the ruling party will incite old members of ADC to come out and disown the new entrants with a view to sabotaging the alliance by the opposition leaders.
“The opposition parties’ alliance in the ADC is temporary, and we may register a new party as a second option, which we will move to should the ADC be instigated into crisis by the government,” he said.
According to El-Rufai, APC’s attempts to “kill” the opposition are anti-democracy.
The former governor, who is one of the champions of the alliance, accused the APC government of sponsoring crises in opposition parties; the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP), and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), which he believes is a ploy to weaken them.
El-Rufai’s remarks come shortly after the unveiling of the ADC by the opposition leaders as their coalition platform in Abuja.
