Sunday Dare, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communication, has refuted a claim made by Bolaji Abdullahi, the spokesperson of African Democratic Congress (ADC).
President Bola Tinubu
Sunday Dare
Recall that Abdullahi had alleged that the All Progressive Congress (APC) is instigating internal crises within opposition parties to weaken competition ahead of the 2027 election.
Bolaji Abdullahi
Abdullahi claimed that the ruling party was attempting to turn Nigeria into a one-party state and vowed that the ADC would resist such efforts.
Reacting to the allegation while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Dare dismissed the allegation, saying there is no such plan, either covertly or overtly to limit participation in the 2027 general election to the APC.
He also denied the position that the ruling APC is working to dominate the 2027 general election ballot.
“There is no design whether covertly or overtly to have just the APC on the ballot. We have 21 parties registered to compete on the ballot; every party has the right to field a candidate. Now the APC will not roll out the carpet and close shop because other parties are struggling,” he said.
Dare rejected the claims, arguing that Nigeria’s democratic space remains open. He pointed to the ability of opposition parties to freely engage the Independent National Electoral Commission, including staging protests, as evidence of political freedom.
The presidential aide also insisted that the APC and the president are not threatened by opposition activities, stressing that governance remains Tinubu’s priority while party affairs are handled separately.
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He further described the internal challenges within the ADC as self-inflicted, criticising the party’s handling of its affairs. “What you are seeing here is self-inflicted. You decide to come in through the backdoor, you decide to ignore the fact that there are petitions and court cases.
“You decide to think that because you are in the opposition and you can shout very loud… what has happened to the ADC in the last several months is a locus classicus of how not to run an opposition, how not to hijack a political party, and how not to run a party,” Dare said.
He advised the opposition party to pursue its grievances through legal channels rather than blaming the ruling party.
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