ADC Accuses APC of being Desperate Over Defection Claims

The African Democratic Congress has accused the All Progressives Congress of being desperate following claims that some of its top members were preparing to join the ruling party.

The reaction came after APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, announced that several key figures from the ADC would be received into the APC in the coming week. The APC chairman had made the statement during a meeting with party stakeholders in Jos, Plateau State, where he referred to the ruling party as the “new bride,” noting that some ADC members, including those who earlier left the Peoples Democratic Party, were returning to the APC.

Responding to the claim on Sunday, the ADC’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, dismissed the announcement as a move by the APC to project strength amid growing dissatisfaction among Nigerians.

He stated that the ruling party was seeking political relevance through defections because it had lost public trust.The ADC maintained that no amount of political crossovers could repair the damage it claimed the APC had done to Nigerians since it assumed power.

It described the wave of defections from opposition parties as an act of self-preservation by political elites who, according to the ADC, had abandoned the people in hardship and poverty.The opposition party challenged the APC to reveal the identities of the supposed “key” members allegedly planning to defect, saying the ruling party was only trying to create an illusion of growing influence.

The ADC added that the ruling party’s tactics mirrored those once used by the PDP when it dominated the political scene.Reaffirming its commitment to remain a strong opposition, the ADC declared that power ultimately rests with the citizens and not a few individuals seeking political survival.

The party said it would continue to stand by Nigerians ahead of the 2027 general elections.