The national leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has warned an Oyo State gubernatorial aspirant of the party, Alagbe Gbemileke, popularly known as Eleniyan, and other aggrieved members against actions that could cause confusion within the party.
The party also reaffirmed that Olooye Taofeek Adegboyega Adegoke is its recognized candidate for Oyo State governorship in the 2027 general elections.
ADC Deputy National Finance Secretary Oladimeji Fadeyi stated this on Wednesday during a special interview on Solutions 93.9FM’s AM UPDATE.
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The ADC leadership urged Gbemileke and other aggrieved members to sheathe their swords and work with Adegoke to ensure the party’s victory in the 2027 gubernatorial election.
He said the party’s position was based on the result of a recognized primary election conducted by the ADC and confirmed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Fadeyi said Adegoke emerged through a direct primary in which party members voted for him to represent the ADC in the gubernatorial election.
“The ADC has managed to field credible people to represent the party in the upcoming elections, and in Oyo State inclusive. We had primaries that determined who would represent the party. For example, in Oyo State, we had primaries that produced Olooye Adegboyega Taofeek Adegoke as the gubernatorial candidate. So, we held direct primaries and the party members elected him to represent them in the upcoming 2027 elections,” Fadeyi said.
On the party’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Fadeyi expressed confidence in his chances in the 2027 presidential election, citing his experience in government and his knowledge of the Nigerian economy.
He also dismissed what he described as rumors surrounding the former vice president, insisting that Atiku remained a credible candidate.
Fadeyi said Atiku had demonstrated commitment to the rule of law and had played a role in economic reforms and the expansion of telecommunications in the country.
“This man, at some point, even when he was in government, went and proved his record as someone who managed our economy, as someone who discovered the talents that made the government strong, as someone who stood firmly on the side of the rule of law. And that is what he continues to fight against until today, because he opposed the third term agenda of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. This man went to court 21 times and won against his boss without bribing a judge, without seeing any judicial clerk behind the scenes.
“When I was Chairman of the Economic Council, that was when our GDP reached record growth, and no government has been able to achieve the economic growth that Atiku oversaw.
“Today, the GSM that people use to abuse this same Atiku revolutionized him. And every time Atiku runs for president, he will tell you what he wants to do and how he is going to do it. He has started again.
“In 2023, President Bola Tinubu ran away from the presidential debate. He couldn’t tell us what he wanted to do. That’s why you could see those many political jumps, including the removal of subsidies that they are talking about now,” Fadeyi said..
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