2027: “I’m Landlord in ADC,” Top Lawmaker Declares, Mentions Month Atiku’s Coalition Will Collapse

• Kogi lawmaker, Hon. Leke Abejide, has revealed the month that the African Democratic Congress (ADC), adopted by Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, will completely collapse
• In a trending interview on Friday, Hon. Abejide declared that he was the one who made the ADC a top party in Nigeria and added that Atiku and Peter Obi are not members of the party
• Ahead of the 2027 election, the former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, resigned from the PDP and adopted the ADC as a coalition party aimed at challenging Tinubu's re-election

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

The lawmaker representing the Yagba East/Yagba West/Mopamuro of Kogi state, House of Representatives, Leke Abejide, has revealed that the newly adopted coalition will collapse in September 2025.

ADC will collapse in September - Lawmaker declares

Abejide noted that the opposition coalition’s inability to win a single seat in the August 16 by-elections was the beginning of the end of the movement.

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Abejide, who described himself as the “landlord” of the ADC, also stated that he had taken the ADC to its current height.

“You can see that the coalition collapsed last Saturday; all over the country, they could not even win one seat. That was the beginning of the end.

“By early next month, the coalition will collapse completely, because you cannot come to somebody’s house, hijack his house, and you think that the person, no matter how stupid he is, will be looking at you,” Abejide said on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Friday.

“I will let them know that I am the landlord. I didn’t establish the party, but I am the one who made the party remain where it is today,” he added.

Atiku, Obi, not ADC members - Lawmaker declares

Speaking further, the lawmaker said that none of the coalition leaders knew that the party existed before they agreed to adopt it as a platform.

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He said a former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, and a former governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi, were not card-carrying members of the ADC.

Abejide also said that though a former president of the senate, David Mark, and a former Osun state governor, Rauf Aregbesola, were formally members of the ADC, they had no leadership positions in the party.

ADC gaining momentum after Atiku's move

Legit.ng reported that in June 2025, Atiku Abubakar recently dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined forces with other major opposition leaders, including Labour Party’s Peter Obi, and former Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai, to form a coalition under the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

The alliance is expected to challenge President Tinubu in the 2027 election.

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• Atiku vs Peter Obi: Top analyst predicts who will secure ADC’s presidential ticket ahead of 2027

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ADC suspends Abejide

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the African Democratic Congress suspended Hon. Leke Abejide indefinitely for gross insubordination and anti-party activities.

The Kogi state chapter of the ADC, announced the suspension via a statement.

In a statement by Kogi state secretary of the party, Adaji John, the ADC issues a fresh warning to the popular lawmaker ahead of the 2027 election.

Source: Legit.ng