2027: ADC lacks capacity to dislodge Tinubu — Nicolas Felix

Former presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Nicolas Felix, has said the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is not formidable enough to dislodge the ruling party and sitting President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in the forthcoming general elections.

Dr. Felix made the declaration on Thursday in Suleja, Niger State, where he distributed thousands of litres of fuel to Nigerians.

Checks revealed that by convention, Tinubu is entitled to the right of first refusal for the APC presidential ticket.

The former presidential aspirant, who dismissed the ADC as a platform thriving on media hype, declared that Tinubu would score over 15 million votes in the 2027 polls.

He said:
**”In a democracy, you must have opposition. We are not threatened. They are out there campaigning. So far, we have not heard anything they want to do anyway. So for us as a party, I don’t see any threat here. There is no threat in this coalition. We want them to coalesce. Like I said the other day, they will gather, but they will scatter because they have nothing to offer. Their intention is not pure. Their motive is not pure.

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“As far as we are concerned, and the APC, come 2027, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is going to have nothing less than 15 million votes. We know that is going to happen. So there is no threat with the ADC or whatever coalition. Let them come. When the time comes for campaigns, we are going to roll out the scorecard of Mr. President. Didn’t you watch on TV this morning, students on campuses singing, celebrating with joy, who just received the NELFund grant—over ₦100 billion—with no interest, by the way. I lived in America for 21 years; I had never heard that happen. Over ₦100 billion given to 600,000 students. So these 600,000 students—they will vote. Their families will vote because they know what it takes to go to school. So we are excited, and we know come 2027, it is going to be a walkover for us.”**

He said his decision to give out free fuel to Nigerians at regular intervals is part of his contribution to the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President.

**”We are giving out free fuel to the community. As you know, this is our Renewed Hope season. We are just doing this to put smiles on the faces of the people. There is no other motivation—we just want to give back to the community. We did this in 2023 in Edo State, and we did it here also, and decided to come back here to make the people happy. As you can see, they are all smiling. We are giving them hope.

“This outreach is for everybody, but we know those who need it more. So I am even more excited seeing the Okada riders because we believe—you know—I would be surprised if I see a G-Wagon here coming to take free fuel. This is more for the Okada and Keke riders. So anybody that comes, we will be able to, you know, just put smiles on their face. We are just giving back. That is what it is all about,”** he said.

In her own remarks, the Deputy National Woman Leader of the APC, Hajia Zainab Ibrahim, said the APC is working to ensure that the Special Seats Bill before the National Assembly secures speedy passage, as she described it as a game changer for Nigerian women.

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