By Kabir Ali Danbaba
Chairman, Yari Renaissance Movement for Tinubu 2027
When Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola stood before African Democratic Congress (ADC) members in Akure and spoke about his party’s mission to “dislodge” the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027, he wasn’t just speaking into a microphone — he was speaking into an echo chamber of disillusionment.
Aregbesola’s statement is emblematic of a larger trend in Nigerian politics, where yesterday’s beneficiaries become today’s enemies. In his remarks, he called for opposition forces to unite under ADC’s banner to defeat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the next general election. But while the sentiment may attract a few aggrieved allies, it fails woefully when weighed against Nigeria’s political realities.
Let’s not pretend that the ADC is a formidable alternative. The party is barely more than a floating balloon — colourful but empty. It has no national structure, no serious electoral base, and certainly no convincing message for the Nigerian people. Its only strategy appears to be attacking the APC and leveraging personalities like Aregbesola, whose political stock is on the decline.
What is particularly sad is that Aregbesola is not just any defector. He is someone who owes his political rise to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. This is a man who was lifted from obscurity, placed in the political limelight, and defended at great personal cost by Tinubu. As commissioner, governor, and minister, he was a product of Tinubu’s generous leadership.
But it seems that history means nothing to Aregbesola. In his desperate attempt to stay relevant, he has chosen to bite the hand that fed him — and to do so with an arrogance that is both unbecoming and unwise.
We in the Yari Renaissance Movement see through this charade. The 2027 presidential election is not a free-for-all game. It is a referendum on leadership, structure, and service delivery. Tinubu has delivered — and continues to deliver. From economic reforms to infrastructural development and institutional rebuilding, his government is laying the foundation for a new Nigeria.
Can Aregbesola’s ADC say the same? Do they have the moral or electoral muscle to even win a local government election in Lagos or Osun?
The answer is obvious.
So while they hold meetings and issue statements from rented halls, we are on the ground, engaging real people, building momentum, and preparing for victory.
Let the ADC dream on. We’ll be at the finish line — celebrating President Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.