The presidency has noted that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition will fall apart within six months because it lacks clear ideology. This was shared by Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Policy Communication, during an interview on Channels Television’s “Politics Today.”
Bwala pointed out that Datti Baba-Ahmed, the Labour Party’s vice-presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, had already seen signs of trouble in the ADC.
On July 4, Baba-Ahmed warned that the fight over who becomes the coalition’s presidential candidate might cause big problems, adding that Nigerians shouldn’t get carried away by the “excitement” around the group.
Bwala, however, dismissed the ADC’s threat, saying the coalition has failed to bring new policies that could convince voters.
The Presidential aide said: “What I still find intriguing is that this coalition of internally displaced politicians has not been able to summon the courage to come up with alternative facts, alternative policies, or alternative programmes.
“Throughout the interview you had with Peter Obi, what I observed is that he has not been able to counter or disagree, in the real sense of the word, with the policies of the present government.
“They have not brought a single alternative policy to the table. All they do is criticise and issue press statements. The truth is, they lack vision and have not shown Nigerians they truly care.”
Bwala dismissed the opposition leaders’ threat to Tinubu’s presidency, saying the newly-established alliance is unstable and unlikely to endure beyond six months.
He said: “All this fantasy of coalition — we all know that once there is a phenomenon like that, we are going to have a good two to three weeks of romanticising: ‘we have ideas, we can do this.
“But one of them, his name is Datti (Baba-Ahmed), has already sensed the danger ahead and said the problem of this coalition will be who becomes the president. Because right now, I’m quoting him, ‘everybody wants to be president.’
“After one month, when they sit down, I am telling you on my honour, in the next six months, that coalition will not even be a conversation. They will scatter.”
