Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, a former Borno State governor and prominent APC figure, has dismissed the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a weak alliance built on conflicting presidential ambitions.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, July 28, Sheriff said the newly revived political movement lacked the structure or influence needed to last.
“You said people are mentioning my name, that I was going to the ADC. Wrong. Which ADC? Do they have a political party?” he asked.
He continued, “Give them three months. The party will die down because all of them are ‘presidential materials’. And it is only one person that is going to be a presidential candidate among them.”
Sheriff was reacting to reports that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi, former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai, and others were considering the ADC as a possible platform for the 2027 elections.
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But the former senator argued that what’s happening with the ADC cannot be compared to the formation of the APC, which he helped build over a decade ago.
“When we were coming to form the APC, there were almost 15 state governments involved. President Bola Tinubu came with four states. All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) came with about five or six. Breakaway PDP came with four.
“Today, we have 73 senators, a clear majority in the House of Reps, and more than 20 states,” he explained.
He described the ADC’s presidential hopefuls as lacking a cohesive base or direction.
“They all want to be president at all costs. They have a right to aspire, but as far as this politics is concerned, they don’t exist. ADC does not exist,” Sheriff stated.