ADC tells Nigerians to learn from US midterms, vote out APC in 2027
- The ADC says the US midterm results show voters can punish a ruling party at the ballot box.
- It urged Nigerians to use their PVCs in 2027 to reject the APC over hardship and insecurity.
- The party, which fields Atiku Abubakar in 2027, promised affordability, safety and jobs.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has urged Nigerians to take a lesson from the United States midterm elections, where the Democratic Party took control of both chambers of Congress from President Donald Trump's Republican Party.
In a statement on Wednesday signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the opposition party said the result showed that no ruling party can assume it will stay in power forever.
The ADC is the party under which former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar is contesting against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.
What the party is asking voters to do
The party said Nigerians should put the welfare of ordinary people ahead of party loyalty, ethnic or religious ties and personality politics when they choose leaders.
It argued that the American vote was a warning to politicians who become arrogant or push policies that hurt ordinary people.
No leader is bigger than the people, and no political party is entitled to power forever,
the ADC said in the statement.
The party accused the Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC) government of presiding over years of economic hardship, worsening insecurity and fewer opportunities for Nigerians. It said voters should not reward the ruling party with another term in 2027.
It urged Nigerians to see their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) as tools for change rather than souvenirs, and to turn out in large numbers at the next general elections.
The ADC also presented itself as an alternative to the APC, summing up its priorities in three promises: making Nigeria affordable again, making the country safe again and creating jobs again.
What happens next
The statement is the latest sign that opposition parties are already framing the 2027 race around the cost of living and security.
Nigerians will decide at the ballot in 2027.
