The Presidency has reacted to the launch of the new coalition under the African Democratic Congress, (ADC), saying the platform formed to oust President Bola Tinubu is dominated by Internally Displaced Politicians.
In a post on his X handle, Presidential Spokesman, Dr Daniel Bwala, also described the coalition as “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 a former spokesman to Atiku Abubakar is now with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a Special Adviser on Policy Communications.
Daily Trust reports that opposition leaders, including the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate in the last election, Atiku Abubakar, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi; former governors Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers), Rauf Aregbesola (Osun), and Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna); as well as ex-Speaker and former Sokoto State governor, Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, among other political heavyweights, have formed a coalition under Atiku’s leadership to unseat Tinubu in the next election.
At the formal adoption of the ADC yesterday, the coalition announced former Senate President David Mark and former Interior Minister Aregbesola as interim national chairman and secretary of the party, respectively.
The event, initially scheduled for the Wells Carlton Hotel, was eventually held at the Yar’adua Centre in Abuja after the hotel reportedly cancelled the booking.
