2027: Peter Obi and Kwankwaso’s defection weakens the opposition – Bolaji Abdullahi

Bolaji Abdullahi, the National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has stated that the departures of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) weaken the opposition.

Abdullahi said that a united opposition would have a better chance of challenging President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 elections.

The ADC spokesperson made his comments during an interview on AIT’s Political Platform.

He explained: “If you have a united opposition working to challenge the incumbent, then you stand a better chance.”

“But the moment you have the opposition divided, then you have three or four parties, it gives advantage to the incumbent.”

“What happened to Peter Obi and Kwankwaso leaving the ADC does not hurt only the ADC; it hurts the opposition in general and will affect us in the same way.”

“If we were able to hold together, then we would have stood a better chance. I’m not saying that it’s not possible.”

“If Atiku Abubakar is talking to any other aspirant, it is not the ADC speaking; it is one aspirant negotiating with another.”