2027: ‘The Fight Is Between ADC And NDC Not APC’ – Yilwatda, Uzodimma

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, and the Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) cum Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, have declared that the ruling party is not afraid of the opposition parties.

Naija News reports that Yilwatda and Uzodimma made this known after the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) zoned its 2027 presidential ticket to the South.

Reacting to the development, Yilwatda, while speaking with journalists in Abuja after the screening of governorship aspirants ahead of the party’s primary, said the ADC and NDC lack the structure and numbers to challenge APC in 2027.

Yilwatda maintained that the ADC and the NDC were not a threat to the ruling party, stressing that the APC has over 31 governors and 400 legislators in its fold, compared to the 17 lawmakers who recently defected to the NDC.

He said, “Why should we be afraid? If you look at it now, the fight is not between APC and ADC or within our political party, but ADC versus NDC.

So, we’ve been vindicated when people say that APC was fighting the opposition.

“Now everybody has seen clearly that it is the opposition fighting themselves. So when you talk about having problems or challenges, why should we be afraid?

“All the by-elections ADC has won none. In other by-elections, NDC has won none. The major opposition we have is actually the PDP.

“And even the PDP has not done very well in terms of electoral performance. Performance is not on TV, it is not on radio; it is in newspapers, it is on the field during elections.

“17 legislators? We have over 400 legislators. Compared to 17, it is just a meagre number that has moved to those numbers.

“31 governors are still intact. We have over 600 local government chairmen. APC is the most prepared, most outstanding political party that right now can face anybody on earth. I have not seen a party that can give us a headache.”

On his part, Governor Uzodimma also insisted that none of the opposition parties is a threat to the re-election bid of President Bola Tinubu.

His words, “The problem I have with the media is that you know the truth, yet you always want to dance around in a country of 36 states, and 31 are sufficiently and transparently members of the All Progressives Congress.

“Look at that proportion 31 states are already for president Bola Ahmed Tinubu, apart from some states that are half APC and half their party. If you add it to it. You know that Nigeria has spoken.

“So, I’m not, we’re not threatened by any. First of all, this party that zoned the presidential ticket to the South – where is their head office?”