A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dele Momodu, has told President Bola Tinubu to campaign for re-election on the strength of his administration’s performance rather than political rhetoric, insisting Nigerians will ultimately judge the government by its record in office.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Monday, the Ovation Magazine publisher said the outcome of the 2027 presidential election would hinge largely on how Nigerians assess the performance of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Momodu said Tinubu does not face personal hostility from Nigerians but must convince voters that his administration has delivered on its promises.
“The 2027 election will not be difficult for Tinubu if he can show the records of his performance. Nobody hates him personally. Nobody wants to pick him out because they just don’t like him. It is about performance. Present your scorecards. So the people running around spreading hellfire, calm down and spread that energy on showing the performance of APC,” he said.
The ADC chieftain also faulted the APC for repeatedly blaming previous administrations for Nigeria’s economic and governance troubles, despite the party having been in power since 2015. He argued that even if the current administration inherited a struggling economy, it should be judged on the measures it has taken to fix it.
“What we see is APC abusing itself and its predecessors, saying they inherited a useless government and economy. I have never seen a place where a party destroys its own predecessors like APC,” Momodu said.
Pressing the point further, he asked: “Now, let’s assume President Tinubu inherited a bad government. What has he done to change the direction of his predecessor and change the lives of the people?”
Momodu also weighed in on the recent exchange between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Reacting to Obasanjo’s claim that picking Atiku as his running mate was his greatest political mistake, Momodu alleged that the former president remains opposed to Atiku’s presidential ambition.
The comments come months ahead of the 2027 general election, in which Tinubu is expected to seek a second term. Atiku and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, are among the leading opposition figures preparing for the contest.
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