Senator Biodun Olujimi has disclosed that she deliberately shunned the African Democratic Congress (ADC), despite its recent adoption by leading opposition figures as a coalition platform ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
Dockaysworld reports that Olujimi, a former Senate Minority Leader recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
She described the ADC as structurally weak and incapable of challenging the dominance of the ruling party in a national election.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, the Ekiti lawmaker said her political calculation ruled out the ADC as a viable option, even with the high-profile names behind the coalition.
“ADC could not have worked for me. All the leaders there are my friends and my leaders. But it is not properly anchored. The structures are not there,” she said.
The ADC, originally a minor opposition party, was recently adopted by a coalition of political heavyweights including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Rivers Governor Rotimi Amaechi, former Interior Minister Rauf Aregbesola, ex-Senate President David Mark, and Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi as the opposition platform to unseat President Bola Tinubu in the next election cycle.
On July 2, the coalition named Mark as interim national chairman of the ADC and tasked the movement with galvanising support across the country.
However, Olujimi believes the effort is misplaced.
According to her, “I had thought that if there would be a coalition, the coalition would be in the PDP, where the structures were very distinct and clear.”
She argued that joining the ADC would have set her back politically, especially with the 2027 primaries fast approaching.
“I would now go from number two to number five and then start looking for structures at the unit level, at the ward level, at the local government level, and at the state level,” she noted.
Despite the stature of those involved in the ADC, Olujimi ruled out the possibility of aligning with the party.
“So, for me, it was a no-no.”
