The Senate spokesperson and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, has said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is unperturbed by the coalition of opposition parties adopting the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as their platform for the 2027 general elections.
Speaking with journalists in Abuja on Sunday, Adaramodu dismissed suggestions that the APC had been thrown into panic following the recent announcement by the National Coalition of Political Opposition Movement to rally behind the ADC.
“How do you measure panic mode? What panic mode? That is purely speculative. Why should we be bothered?” he asked.
He further described the coalition as a gathering of familiar political figures simply migrating to a new platform.
“Most of the people in that coalition are the same players we’ve seen over the years, only changing jerseys. It’s politics as usual,” he said.
Adaramodu maintained that the APC remains focused on governance and delivering on its promises, rather than being distracted by what he termed “political rebranding by recycled actors.”
“It is the same players, whether in the Peoples Democratic Party, Labour or the All Progressive Grand Alliance, that all came together under ADC. We know them well and we know their strengths and weaknesses,” he said.
The senator likened the situation to football players transferring clubs and yet remaining the same familiar opponents.
“This is like when players move from Chelsea to Manchester United, and then Manchester City plays against them. You know the players because you have been playing with them before,” he said.
He questioned the presence of any new political figures capable of significantly challenging the APC’s dominance.
“Who is the new player from the transfer market who can make the field tough enough to stop APC from scoring another electoral victory in 2027?” Adaramodu queried.
He also downplayed the coalition’s moves as somewhat comical.
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He said, “Who’s new? Who is there and is newly introduced? Who are the new players that were bought from the transfer market that can make the field very stuffy and very difficult for the APC to score another electoral goal in 2027?
“Look, literally, the thing is that, there’s no way we can be so busy like this and there’s not going to be a time that we have to entertain ourselves comically like now. We must laugh.
“We must relax. Our homes must not be strictly too busy to be secreting a lot of sweat. That’s not good for our health. Not good for the health of our democracy. Some people must come up, but their actions are comical.
“So if there is somebody who has been governor for eight years, minister for eight years, speaker for so many years, and says that he’s hungry…so you can see that such action is comical,” Adaramodu said.
On the question of his own political future and the possibility of re-contesting the Ekiti South Senatorial seat in 2027, Adaramodu said it’s all about divine providence and his constituents’ judgment.
“I always tell my people that if a politician does not deliver, he shouldn’t be allowed to continue in office. If I have done well, my constituents will vote for me again and again. But ultimately, God is the biggest factor in everything,” he said.
Reflecting on his unexpected rise to the Senate, Adaramodu said, “Initially, I never imagined I could become a senator, but here I am. It is the ‘God factor’ and that will continue to guide me in whatever position I hold next.”