By Myke Uzendu
The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has insisted that President Bola Tinubu will lose the 2027 presidential election, declaring that intimidation, violence and alleged manipulation of democratic institutions cannot prevent Nigerians from determining the country’s political future.
The Council also accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of allegedly manipulating the judiciary and deploying security agencies against opposition parties in an attempt to retain power.
The Director of Media and Publicity of the ADC-PCC, Kola Ologbondiyan on Sunday made the statement while expressing concern over what he described as growing attacks on opposition members and supporters across the country.
Ologbondiyan specifically cited the reported killing of several members of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Delta State, allegedly following an attack on the party’s campaign venue by suspected APC thugs.
He said the incident was part of a disturbing pattern of violence against opposition parties, particularly members of the ADC, NDC and Allied Peoples Movement (APM), in Kaduna, Kogi, Katsina, Kebbi and Sokoto states.
Describing the alleged attacks as an assault on democratic freedoms, the ADC-PCC spokesman declared: “This is not politics. This is state-sponsored terror against democracy.”
The Council also raised concerns over the preparedness and neutrality of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), alleging that the Commission’s voter register database had been compromised and that APC sympathisers had been deployed to sensitive positions within the electoral body.
It further accused security agencies of being used to harass, arrest and intimidate opposition members across the country.
Ologbondiyan expressed particular concern over the alleged involvement of a serving director of a security agency in the APC Presidential Campaign Council as a co-Director of National Security and Intelligence.
He described the alleged involvement as a violation of the law establishing the agency, arguing that it raised questions about the neutrality of state institutions in the run-up to the 2027 elections.
According to him, the alleged use of government institutions against political opponents reflects an administration more interested in retaining power than submitting itself to a credible electoral contest.
“One thing is now very clear to all Nigerians: Tinubu is not preparing for an election. He is preparing for a coronation,” he said.
The ADC-PCC maintained that alleged manipulation of judicial processes and electoral institutions would not guarantee Tinubu’s re-election, warning against any attempt to impose a president through what it described as compromised judicial decisions or electoral fraud.
It called on Nigerians to remain vigilant and defend their votes, democratic rights and constitutional freedoms ahead of the 2027 general election.
The Council also appealed to the international community, civil society organisations, religious leaders and traditional institutions to pay closer attention to what it described as a deteriorating political and security environment in the country.
It warned that silence in the face of alleged political violence could embolden those undermining democratic institutions.
The ADC-PCC further urged security agencies to remain politically neutral, stressing that their allegiance should be to the Constitution and the Nigerian people rather than any political party or individual.
