Former Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, says the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has enough political strength and personalities to mount a serious challenge against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.<\/p>\n
Dalung stated this on Sunday while featuring on Sunday Politics, a political programme aired on Channels Television.<\/p>\n
According to him, the opposition party is not short of capable contenders who can confront the ruling party at the polls.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I think we have so many people to challenge Tinubu,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can decide to contest the election, and I will challenge him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dalung explained that his confidence in the ADC is rooted in the quality of politicians who have aligned with the party since it was adopted as the platform of a broad opposition coalition.<\/p>\n
He noted that several well-known political figures are now associated with the party, including former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, former Rivers State governor and ex-minister Rotimi Amaechi, former Osun State governor Rauf Aregbesola, former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, John Odigie-Oyegun, and former Senate President David Mark, among others.<\/p>\n
The former minister acknowledged public concerns that the large number of influential politicians in the party could trigger internal disputes after its presidential primary.<\/p>\n
However, he said the party had already reached a collective agreement to avoid such divisions.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are going to conduct a transparent primary, and we have also resolved that whoever wins a transparent primary will be the person all of us support to challenge Tinubu,\u201d Dalung said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, challenging Tinubu is not an individual issue. It\u2019s not the issue of the candidate; it\u2019s the issue of the party. That resolution has been issued and approved.\u201d<\/p>\n
He stressed that the ADC\u2019s strategy is built around unity rather than personalities, insisting that the party\u2019s central objective is to unseat the ruling party in the next general election.<\/p>\n
President Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, won the 2023 presidential election after defeating Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and other candidates.<\/p>\n
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