Saraki Finally Reacts to Report of Asking Supporters to Join ADC
- Former Senate President Bukola has denied the report of asking his supporters to join the coalition bridge, ADC
- Saraki, who is the chairman of the PDP reconciliation committee, urged his supporters to remain in the party and expressed confidence that the ongoing efforts would be fruitful
- The former Kwara governor's comment came amid alignment and realignment between politicians ahead of the 2027 general election
Bukola Saraki, the former Senate president and chairman of the reconciliation committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has called on his supporters to remain in the party, while expressing the confidence that the ongoing efforts to bring back the PDP would be fruitful.
The former Senate president made this known while addressing the crowd of supporters, including stakeholders of the party across the 16 local governments of Kwara at his GRA country home in Ilorin, the state capital, on Tuesday, July 29.
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Saraki speaks on coalition and ADC
Speaking on the new coalition bride, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), which included old members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), PDP, the Labour Party and others, Saraki clarified that he never asked anyone to join the party.
Vanguard reported that the former governor of Kwara state also told the PDP stakeholders about the outcome of the party's National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting and the plan ahead of the national convention. He urged members to stay in the PDP.
Saraki's clarification came after several members and political office holders under the PDP dumped the party for the APC. The leading opposition has lost prominent members to the APC and the ADC recently. Two of its governors have joined the ruling APC, namely Sheriff Oborevwori and Umo Eno of Delta and Akwa Ibom states.
How ADC become a new political bride
Also, many political actors, particularly in the opposition parties, are aligning with the ADC, including the immediate past governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna, among several others. The ADC was recently endorsed by the coalition, which was earlier championed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
Atiku started by the opposition leaders to come together under one umbrella to defeat President Tinubu in the 2027 election. He had been joined by Peter Obi of the Labour Party and Rotimi Amaechi, a former governor of Rivers.
Interestingly, Atiku, Amaechi, and Obi have announced their interest in contesting for the 2027 presidential election under the ADC. Several political pundits are of the view that Atiku is likely to emerge as the party's presidential candidate in the next general election. It has also been projected that the ambition of Atiku, Obi and Amaechi could ruin the coalition.
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ADC denies having preferred presidential candidate
Legit.ng earlier reported that the Atiku Abubakar-led coalition's adopted ADC has explained that the party did not have any preferred presidential candidate for the 2027 election.
Bolaji Abdullahi, the spokesperson of the party, made the disclosure while speaking at an event in Abuja on Saturday, July 26.
Abdullahi emphasised that the party did not have a candidate presently and the leaders are not in discussion with anyone at the moment.
Source: Legit.ng
