The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has insisted it does not need a broad opposition coalition to defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election, while the Obi-Kwankwaso (OK) Movement has drawn a firm line against any merger or absorption into another political body.
ADC spokesman Bolaji Abdullahi made the party’s position clear on Arise TV. He said the party already has enough support among Nigerians to win on its own.
“We don’t need a coalition to win this election. The African Democratic Congress does not need a coalition to win this election,” Abdullahi declared.
He acknowledged that talks among opposition parties were still going on, especially on how to protect votes and monitor the polls together. Those discussions, he said, could make the job easier, but they were not a condition for victory.
“If we are able to build the kind of coalition that we started, maybe it will make our job easier, but we don’t need that coalition to win the election,” he added.
Abdullahi dismissed the idea that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and its big names in the National Assembly would automatically decide the outcome. “The 2027 election will not be contested on the floor of the National Assembly. It is the people of Nigeria that will decide who they want to vote for,” he said.
The party is backing Atiku Abubakar and believes it has six months to mobilise. Abdullahi framed the contest as a referendum on the Tinubu government and expressed confidence that Nigerians would choose change.
Meanwhile, the OK Movement, the platform backing Peter Obi of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and his running mate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has rejected any merger.
After its National Leadership Summit in Abuja, the group issued a communique affirming that it will remain an independent organisation. It said any forced consolidation would disrupt work already under way, confuse supporters, and waste hard-won momentum.
The summit, attended by zonal, state, local government and ward coordinators from across the 36 states and the FCT, also stood by founder John Ughulu as Director-General. Leaders said the movement was built around his personal credibility with grassroots volunteers and that loyalty on the ground cannot simply be reassigned.
The communique was signed by Convener Barr. Oladipo Johnson, Deputy Director-General (North) Prince Suleiman Abubakar, Deputy Director-General (South) Mrs. Oluwatoyin Lanihun, and National Secretary Saadatu Mohammed Sani.
The group invited Ms. Jacky Wayas back to her former role as Director for Strategic Implementation and Planning. It also named Prince Suleiman Abubakar as the new Deputy Director-General (North) after the resignation of Amb. Muhammad Auwal Musa.
After the summit, the leadership visited Kwankwaso at his residence to brief him on the resolutions. They also called on Alhaji Buba Galadima, head of the Advisory Council, who urged the movement to stay independent and avoid being folded into the NDC.
The OK Movement said it remains ready to work with allied groups on shared goals, but it will not surrender its structure or identity. Its leaders warned that removing the Director-General or dissolving the movement’s independence could cause grassroots organisers to walk away.
Both camps are positioning themselves as alternatives to the APC while taking different paths: ADC claiming it can go it alone with Atiku, and the OK Movement insisting its Obi-Kwankwaso ticket keeps its own organisation intact.
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