2027: Why ADC coalition won’t survive  — Ortom

Former Governor of Benue and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Samuel Ortom, has expressed strong doubts about the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition’s chances of success in the 2027 general elections.

Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Ortom stated that the ADC coalition won’t survive, citing its inability to withstand internal and external pressures.

“I don’t see it surviving. In any case, even if they survive, if they are through with the litigation that is going on, they will be defeated hands down,” Ortom said.

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The former governor emphasised his loyalty to the PDP, declaring that he won’t join the coalition.

“People are free to join any coalition that they so wish, but for me, and the people that I lead, we remain in PDP. I’m the leader of PDP in Benue State and a member of the BoT (Board of Trustees). I am not joining any coalition. We have no business with that.”

Ortom also addressed criticisms over his role in the PDP crisis leading up to the 2023 elections, particularly his open opposition to the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

He justified his stance, questioning the notion of a northerner winning the presidency for eight years and another northerner from the same ethnic group succeeding them for another four or eight years.

“Our democracy has not gotten to that level. We said no; it is in the unwritten constitution that the North will do eight years and the South will do eight years. So, we believed in a southern presidency and not a northern presidency. That was why some of us supported a southern presidential aspirant,” Ortom explained.

Ortom’s comments come amid rising political reconfigurations ahead of the 2027 general elections, with some opposition politicians exploring new alliances to challenge the dominance of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the PDP.