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2027: Wike, Adeleke, Soludo’s alliance with Tinubu rattles opposition

The appointment of prominent opposition figures to President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election campaign council has triggered discontent within the ruling All Progressives Congress and raised fears among opposition candidates that the political alliances could undermine their electoral fortunes.

Findings by Sunday PUNCH across several states revealed growing unease among APC stakeholders in Osun, Anambra and Rivers states, where opposition politicians were appointed to coordinate Tinubu’s campaign, while candidates in the affected opposition parties expressed fears of electoral losses.

Some APC members complained that longstanding party loyalists had been sidelined in favour of politicians from rival parties, while opposition candidates questioned how their leaders could campaign for Tinubu without jeopardising their chances against APC candidates in the National Assembly and state legislative elections.

The controversy followed Tuesday’s unveiling of the expanded Tinubu Presidential Campaign Council, which named Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo; Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke; and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, as campaign coordinators.

Soludo, a member of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, was appointed coordinator for Anambra, while Adeleke, who secured his governorship victory on the platform of the Accord Party, was named coordinator for Osun.

Wike, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, was appointed coordinator for Rivers State and the Federal Capital Territory.

Although the appointments are expected to strengthen Tinubu’s re-election bid by drawing support from opposition strongholds, findings showed that the arrangements have created competing political interests within the ruling party and opposition platforms.

APC loyalists protest appointments

Some senior APC members, who spoke to Sunday PUNCH on condition of anonymity, expressed displeasure over the appointment of opposition figures as state campaign coordinators.

They warned that the decision could weaken party structures and dampen members’ enthusiasm ahead of the elections.

A party source said the development had unsettled APC stakeholders in Osun, Rivers and Anambra, where influential party members believed they had been overlooked despite their longstanding loyalty to Tinubu and the ruling party.

The source claimed that the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy and former Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, was unhappy that Adeleke had been appointed to coordinate Tinubu’s presidential campaign in the state.

“This development is unsettling some of our members in the states. For example, the former governor of Osun State, Oyetola, who should ordinarily be the party’s leader in the state, is unhappy that the APC Presidential Campaign Council sidelined him and appointed the incumbent governor, who is a member of the Accord Party, as the state coordinator. Members of the party are also unhappy with the decision,” the source said.

The APC chieftain said a similar situation had emerged in Rivers State, where Wike was appointed campaign coordinator instead of the governor.

“Similarly, in Anambra State, party leaders who have worked for the President and the APC for years have expressed concerns over the arrangement with the state governor, Charles Soludo, who belongs to the All Progressives Grand Alliance,” the source added.

According to him, the controversy goes beyond the campaign council appointments, as some party members believe opposition politicians are increasingly being empowered at the expense of loyal APC stakeholders.

“This is already causing disaffection and dampening the morale of our members. Some members are no longer willing to give their all because they feel the party does not believe in them.

“They believe the party’s campaign council has overlooked them and instead considered opposition leaders worthy of the appointments. This is causing discontent among party members. How the affected members will work together under this arrangement remains uncertain,” he stated.

Another APC source warned that the development could affect grassroots mobilisation if aggrieved members decided to withdraw from active campaign activities.

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How does it rattle the opposition when the headline clearly states that it is APC loyalists who are threatening to boycott the election? Many Adeleke's supporters in Osun do not share in his support for Tinubu. Due to a combination of fear, greed, and selfishness, Tinubu has lured, coerced and induced strange bedfellows to the APC while handing over party structure to them and neglecting the legacy party members. This is the foundation of the crisis that the APC is currently facing. Since the Osun elections, he has shown nothing but disdain to the Osun APC. He forgets that his misgovernance is partly what affects the party's image. He sits cocooned in the villa while expecting others to deliver him and getting vindictive when they fail to do so.

Dancing governor that Davido help win election

Slowudo that apga help to win election

Wike that ebola tinubo is bankrolling


Op try get Sense abeg

We need a strong opposition, we can't even call the current shambles a weak opposition.

I fear a APC landslide victory next year. We should have a strong, vibrant opposition.

It just feels like the more President Tinubu raises the bar in forming alliances to solidify his position, the opposition response is for leading figures like Atiku and Peter Obi to open their mouth to lose even more votes.

This is before you add the Obidient factor where those ones destroy Peter Obí's chances even more every time they post go abuse and insult.

Perhaps they are now snakes to be rattled

I thought they have just 1 vote, they dont have followers, or senators and reps who have followers too that will vote. una go learn new thing
Apc progress

ALCOHOLKILLS:
Dancing governor that Davido help win election

Slowudo that apga help to win election

Wike that ebola tinubo is bankrolling


Op try get Sense abeg

Like he bankrolled him in 2023 when he was governor abi no wahala, davido wey dey fear dragging to juz tell you pawns what you need to hear, funny of you not to know his uncle and him agreed before he went to support, juz dey play

The only person campaigning hard for Tinubu is Wike , nothing concern Adeleke and Soludo .

Op, which opposition party did Wike support in 2023?
Which opposition party did Soludo support in 2023?
Where did Adeleke support in 2023?

In 2023, Seyi Makinde was APC supporter, today he is no longer on the same train.
The G5 has become G1. All of them who were governors in 2023 are now ordinary NOISE MAKERS.

So, please tell me how their presence in APC rattle opposition?

AMINDA:
How does it rattle the opposition when the headline clearly states that it is APC loyalists who are threatening to boycott the election? Many Adeleke's supporters in Osun do not share in his support for Tinubu. Due to a combination of fear, greed, and selfishness, Tinubu has lured, coerced and induced strange bedfellows to the APC while handing over party structure to them and neglecting the legacy party members. This is the foundation of the crisis that the APC is currently facing. Since the Osun elections, he has shown nothing but disdain to the Osun APC. He forgets that his misgovernance is partly what affects the party's image. He sits cocooned in the villa while expecting others to deliver him and getting vindictive when they fail to do so.

Aminda stop deceiving yourself. Can't you see that Atiku isn't serious!! Amaechi is also not a good ally in this journey.

And you are jumping from thread to thread blackmailing, lieing everywhere.?

The fear is real...

aswani:
We need a strong opposition, we can't even call the current shambles a weak opposition.

I fear a APC landslide victory next year. We should have a strong, vibrant opposition.

It just feels like the more President Tinubu raises the bar in forming alliances to solidify his position, the opposition response is for leading figures like Atiku and Peter Obi to open their mouth to lose even more votes.

This is before you add the Obidient factor where those ones destroy Peter Obí's chances even more every time they post go abuse and insult.

Amaechi is not a good ally...

Then stop disturbing yourself na..

Why crying as a ruling party.

Haba!!

Britishpea:
Aminda stop deceiving yourself. Can't you see that Atiku isn't serious!! Amaechi is also not a good ally in this journey.

Kalashnikov49:
Amaechi is not a good ally...

Then stop disturbing yourself na..

Why crying as a ruling party.

Haba!!

It is you crying all over the thread. Why should you be agitated by what others say ?

Agitated from scared UNITY BEGGARS...

?

blamingthedevil:
It is you crying all over the thread. Why should you be agitated by what others say ?

Rattles emanates from unforseen circumstance or prediction

Their is no opposition governor on Tinunu campaign list that is a shock

Is it soludo, does soludo even dare to influence the vote in anambra to declare apc winner in anambra

Is it Adeleke, that one as never hidden is conveteousness to be in apc from day one, even when Apc had Governor in osun, pdp still won that state

WIKE ...the best that can come from wike is rivers, judgin by last votes its not a damage on opposition

Abuja is cosmopolitan just like Lagos Wike can't push them around like he push rivers people

so what rattles ... Whats shocking or new

aswani:
We need a strong opposition, we can't even call the current shambles a weak opposition.

I fear a APC landslide victory next year. We should have a strong, vibrant opposition.

It just feels like the more President Tinubu raises the bar in forming alliances to solidify his position, the opposition response is for leading figures like Atiku and Peter Obi to open their mouth to lose even more votes.

This is before you add the Obidient factor where those ones destroy Peter Obí's chances even more every time they post go abuse and insult.

You forgot to add SW god victory in SW but never in other regions. He won't see 10k vote in SE.Even Soludo family members will not vote the baron. Anambra people will soon stone Soludo because of the baron

Power is from God alone. So you can even align with Eri Muks

FAKE NEWS. SOLUDO HAS NO CLOUT IN THE SOUTHEAST

As if the evil alliance is something we are just knowing

Few months to election no any visible oppositions in the country.

If Nigeria was a serious country, what matters most in election is the will of the masses not what just one man like wike has in mind.

Hmmm, like I always say, time shall tell o

Not only rattle, let dem wail, gnash there teeth and finally develop High BP.

Not be only rattling
Na trumpet

Na adeleke wan go open mouth to tell osun people to vote for tulumbu

Remember AMBO took stray bullets because of his affiliation to tulumbu.

Soludo is doing what he is doing because he is on his second term. Same soludo that campaigned using obi's achievements

As corn don enter him pocket, he change mouth

I feel for them I because when tulumbu is booted out, they would come for them while tulumbu runs to France to enjoy his loot

Na yansh the mess but na head dey receive knocking

Just that peter obi is not vindictive, if not eh

I don't understand. Is there an opposition?

2027 election is mere formalities.

aswani:
We need a strong opposition, we can't even call the current shambles a weak opposition.

I fear a APC landslide victory next year. We should have a strong, vibrant opposition.

It just feels like the more President Tinubu raises the bar in forming alliances to solidify his position, the opposition response is for leading figures like Atiku and Peter Obi to open their mouth to lose even more votes.

This is before you add the Obidient factor where those ones destroy Peter Obí's chances even more every time they post go abuse and insult.

Your own is to talk anyhow. It's people like you that enables perpetual suffering in Nigeria, telling others what to do while sitting on the fence

Alliance of Mr Ibu and co rattles which opposition ? Continue deceiving yourselves

Gotocourt:
The only person campaigning hard for Tinubu is Wike , nothing concern Adeleke and Soludo .

You go cry hot tears for January.

It's a good thing that is happening

Because APC is going to implode from inside

They would come and shout tulumbu till 2031 online but inside their bedrooms they are complaining

Esp those ones who are disgruntled , having worked hard for the party and now they have been sidelined.

Since they have nowhere to go, they would stay in the party and sabotage them from inside

Those are the ones that would work against APC

It's 2015 all over again

The exact thing that befell PDP is happening to APC again

What I know for a fact is, Tinubu is coming back, unfortunately

AMINDA:
How does it rattle the opposition when the headline clearly states that it is APC loyalists who are threatening to boycott the election? Many Adeleke's supporters in Osun do not share in his support for Tinubu. Due to a combination of fear, greed, and selfishness, Tinubu has lured, coerced and induced strange bedfellows to the APC while handing over party structure to them and neglecting the legacy party members. This is the foundation of the crisis that the APC is currently facing. Since the Osun elections, he has shown nothing but disdain to the Osun APC. He forgets that his misgovernance is partly what affects the party's image. He sits cocooned in the villa while expecting others to deliver him and getting vindictive when they fail to do so.

Typical delusional Empty Barrel Cho Cho Cho Obidients.

The APC came 2nd in Osun state, can anyone tell me how many votes the Adc & The Ndc combined collated in the Just concluded Osun State governorship election .

2027 general elections everywhere go first blur