The Presidency has predicted that the opposition coalition under the African Democratic Congress (ADC) will disintegrate within six months, citing the absence of a unifying ideology as its greatest weakness.
Presidential Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, made the remark during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
He said the coalition lacks policy direction and has failed to provide Nigerians with a credible alternative to the current administration.
Bwala also referenced earlier comments by Labour Party’s 2023 vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, who had cautioned that internal power struggles—especially over who emerges as presidential candidate—could derail the coalition’s efforts. Baba-Ahmed had urged Nigerians not to be carried away by the current “excitement” around the coalition.
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Dismissing the ADC coalition as disorganised and politically incoherent, Bwala said it poses no real threat to the ruling party.
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.”
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