National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has dismissed ongoing speculations about a potential opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections, describing the move as a “joint venture” doomed to fail.
Speaking to journalists on Friday after leading members of the APC National Working Committee (NWC) on a Sallah visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari at his residence in Kaduna State, Ganduje exuded confidence in the ruling party’s strength and dominance.
“We are not worried at all,” he said. “This is just history trying to repeat itself. They went on a joint venture which will not work, because from what we have seen, there are just some particles that cannot come together.”
The APC chairman, while declining to disclose the party’s strategy ahead of 2027, assured that the ruling party remains fully prepared to counter any opposition moves.
His comments follow an earlier visit by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to ex-President Buhari. Atiku was accompanied by a high-powered delegation, including former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, ex-Sokoto Governor Aminu Tambuwal, former Minister of Communications Isa Pantami, and former Governors Gabriel Suswam (Benue), Jibrilla Bindow (Adamawa), and Achike Udenwa (Imo).
Although Atiku confirmed ongoing consultations aimed at building a formidable opposition bloc, he stated that the visit to Buhari was unrelated to those plans.
Responding to the political undertones of such visits, Ganduje emphasized the APC’s continued dominance, noting that the party controls 21 states across the country and remains “the strongest political force in West Africa.”
“We are eyeing other states that will come into our fold—either through elections or by the governors themselves joining us. We are comfortable, but we are not complacent. We shall continue to expand,” Ganduje asserted.
With the political temperature gradually rising ahead of the 2027 elections, Ganduje’s comments signal the APC’s determination to retain power while closely monitoring developments in the opposition camp.
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