Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has described the birth of a new opposition party, the All Democratic Alliance, as a failed attempt to recreate 2013 coalition.

In a post on X account on Friday, Keyamo described the move as “a pedestrian joke” that would not achieve its desired result, while emphasising that the move is not different from several political associations springing up every day for the same purpose.

The move was mooted by the National Opposition Coalition Group, which includes former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi, Umar Ardo, a former aide to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo and convener of the League of Northern Democrats, among others.

The minister played down the idea and described it as a political stunt that is not capable of posing any threat to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) quest to retain power in the 2027 Presidential election.

“If they are thinking of recreating what the APC did in 2013, then this is nothing but a pedestrian joke, a complete mockery of that seismic political coalition
“This is just a simple application for party registration. There is nothing like a ‘coalition’ here.

“It is an unnecessary hype the promoters have been struggling to create all along; it is just psychological warfare on Nigerians — a weak attempt at mass appeal, ” Keyamo wrote.