By Bayo Wahab
Former Governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff, has maintained that the newly fashioned coalition get together, African Democratic Congress (ADC), is not going to stand the check of time.
The ADC was not too long ago launched by opposition politicians, together with former governors, former ministers and former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who’re decided to wrest energy from President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027.
Talking on Channels Tv’s Politics As we speak, on Monday, the previous governor stated the thrill across the ADC will die down in three months due to the presidential ambition of among the high politicians within the get together.
Shortly after the launch of the coalition, Rotimi Amaechi, a former Minister of Transportation, and Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Social gathering, declared their curiosity in contesting the 2027 polls.
There are additionally speculations that Atiku would additionally contest for the get together’s presidential ticket.
In his estimation, Sheriff believes the perceived wrestle for the get together’s presidential ticket would result in an implosion.
The ex-governor disclosed that Obi is ready to depart the coalition to return to the PDP.
Sheriff stated, “This ADC that you simply’re speaking about, I can let you know without cost, give them three months, it’ll die down as a result of all of them are presidential supplies and solely certainly one of them generally is a candidate.
“Atiku has been the vice chairman of Nigeria. So for him, it’s president or nothing. Peter Obi ran beneath the Labour Social gathering. His ambition is to grow to be President.
“Data out there to me is that any second from now, Obi would return to the PDP and run as a presidential candidate beneath the PDP.
“In order that leaves Vice President Atiku and (Rotimi) Amaechi. So inform me, which states do they management?”
In the meantime, the ADC has clarified its position on power rotation between the Northern and Southern areas, emphasizing that it’s not fixated on the contentious zoning points.
The get together stated it could quite construct a powerful, grassroots-based political construction throughout Nigeria than have interaction in zoning politics.
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