By Olugbenga Salami
Ambassador designate to Germany, Femi Fani-Kayode, has warned politicians considering aligning with the African Democratic Congress, ADC to have a rethink, describing such a move as potentially unproductive.
Fani-Kayode, a chieftain of the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, also predicted that the ADC might found it difficult to have a presidential candidate that would be recognised by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC ahead of the 2027 general elections.
In a post shared on his X handle on Wednesday, he said notwithstanding the present goodwill enjoying by the opposition party, internal crises could undermine its electoral prospects.
“Supporting or joining ADC may ultimately end up being an exercise in futility for those that insist on treading that thorny path.
“They can blow as much hot air, enlist as many big names, engage in as many photo ops, appear on all the television stations for their shallow and meaningless interviews and peddle as much fake news as they like.
“But judging from their internal wranglings and warring factions it is getting clearer by the day that the ADC may not even be in a position to field an INEC-recognised presidential candidate in the next election,” he wrote.
He, however, advised the factional leaderships of ADC to address internal divisions within the party and present a unified front.
“I appeal to them to get their house in order, bury their differences and stop taking each other to court so that they can produce a legitimate candidate that is recognised by INEC who we can have the opportunity to beat the hell and nonsense out of in the 2027 presidential election,” Fani-Kayode stated.
The former Minister of Aviation, however, expressed confidence in the APC’s chances in the next general elections, predicting a decisive victory over the opposition.
He said: “Winning will not be as much fun unless we give them a good hiding in the field of battle. Whichever way they should prepare for a mighty fall and the greatest humiliation in the history of Nigerian politics.“
