APC only political party with real grassroot presence ahead of 2027 polls – TDF

The Democratic Front (TDF) has described the ruling All Progressives Congress APC as the only political party with wide grassroot presence in Nigeria.

This is said is contrary to the claims of strength and wide spread support by some of the key opposition parties ahead of the 2027 general elections.

In a statement by its Chairman Danjuma Muhammad and Secretary Wale Adedayo, said this was the outcome of an indepth analysis of the parties.

The statement read, “It is interesting to note that while the APC enjoys the goodwill of its members currently holding political offices and others, the opposition parties are locked in intra-party rancour and legal issues after their primary elections.

“It is even more intriguing to observe that no factor brightens APC’s chances of victory in the coming presidential election, like the loss of direction and lack of concrete economic action plans in the run-up to the 2027 election.

“The mammoth crowd that witnessed the flag-off of APC presidential campaign in Kaduna recently was no doubt, an intimidating show of strength that is bound to demoralize the opposition. And it also stands as an additional evidence of the ruling party’s domineering presence in the political landscape, ahead of the 2027 general election.

“It is disturbing to note that the opposition political parties have sustained their presence mainly on the social media, thereby confirming the recent opinion of Dr. Umar Ardo, the Convener of the Northern League of Democrats, who added that “the campaign is one-sided”, in favour of the APC.

“For us, the absence of opposition parties at the grassroot did not come as a surprise. This is because since the beginning of the Tinubu administration in May 2023, the self-acclaimed leaders of the opposition in the country, the ADC presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar and his NDC counterpart Peter Obi, have dissipated so much time and energy on fishing for unfounded and imaginary scandals to blackmail the government of the day, rather than aggregating and articulating public interests in assessing government policies and programs.

“In their desperate move to exploit the global rise in fuel price, both Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi reneged on their long-held position and promise to withdraw fuel subsidy if elected President, simply to gain the votes of uninformed voters, as against overriding national interests.

“We note that Atiku and Obi’s U-turn on the fuel subsidy issue have proven to be counter- productive for the opposition camp. As many Nigerians see the two opposition figures as opportunistic bunch of transactional political gladiators, who can compromise a national cause for personal aggrandizement.

“From all indications, the electioneering campaign for 2027 has commenced in earnest, but the tune of political events is being dictated by APC’s political activities, due to its pedigree of grassroot mobilization, achievements in macroeconomic rebound, and novel infrastructural masterpieces across the nation.”

The group noted that it would not be a surprise if APC easily wins the January 2027 Presidential election.