Ahead of the 2027 polls, opposition leaders including Atiku, Obi, David Mark, Rotimi Amaechi, Nasir El-Rufai and other top political figures adopted the ADC in July as their coalition platform to challenge President Bola Tinubu.
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dominic Alancha, has warned that a possible alliance between former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi could weaken the ruling party’s chances ahead of the 2027 general elections.
“In 2027, the dynamics may not be the same as what happened in 2023. If Peter Obi and Atiku can align, have a consensus amongst themselves and agree on a single ticket, I’m telling you it’s going to deplete our support base because, at the table, they already have over 13 to 14 million votes,” Alancha said on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday.
Ahead of the 2027 polls, opposition leaders including Atiku, Obi, ex-Senate President David Mark, ex-ministers Rauf Aregbesola and Rotimi Amaechi, and ex-Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai, on July 2, 2025, adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as their coalition platform to challenge President Bola Tinubu.
The move comes amid criticisms of Tinubu’s administration over economic management, including inflation and a soaring cost of living. The coalition is also relying on the combined strength of Atiku and Obi, who together polled more than 12 million votes in 2023, over four million more than Tinubu.
To counter this, the APC member, who also leads the Northern Ethnic Nationality Forum (NENF), further advised President Tinubu against retaining the Muslim-Muslim ticket in 2027, insisting it could erode the party’s national appeal.
“It is not too early in the day because preparation precedes manifestation. If you’re not preparing to succeed, then you must have been planning to fail.
“What we are telling the President, as members of the APC and as citizens in touch with the grassroots, is that there may be quietness now, but when campaigns commence, there are going to be serious issues,” he warned.
Alancha argued that retaining the Muslim-Muslim ticket would present the opposition with an easy campaign tool.