African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain and former Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has stated that he will not blame the opposition coalition if President Bola Tinubu secures re-election in the 2027 general elections.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, Dalung was asked if a Tinubu victory would be blamed on the coalition’s failure to unite. He responded that he would accept the outcome as the legitimate verdict of the Nigerian people, emphasizing that citizens hold the ultimate sovereignty and power to decide their leaders.

“No, I will accept it as a verdict of Nigerians,” Dalung stated. “It will mean that we are not on the same page with Nigerians as to the issues of the sovereignty of this country. I’m not going to blame it on the coalition because the coalition is speaking on behalf of the Nigerian people, who have the sovereignty and power to determine who governs them. If they re-elect President Tinubu in 2027 as a democrat, I will accept it as the verdict of the people.”

In a separate development, Dalung also addressed remarks made by the Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, who recently linked former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai to the genocide in the Christian-dominated region of Southern Kaduna. Following a seven-day ultimatum issued to the Minister by El-Rufai’s family demanding proof or a retraction, Dalung—speaking on Channels Television’s Inside Sources—criticized the politicization of security crises. He challenged Minister Musa to produce concrete evidence so that authorities could take formal steps to treat the former governor as an international criminal, questioning the wisdom of making such grave allegations on national television.

Former Minister of Communications and APC founding member Adebayo Shittu has stated that securing a spot on President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 presidential campaign council is not an achievement. Speaking in an interview with Punch, Shittu expressed that he has no regrets about being left out of the current council, emphasizing that his rigorous efforts during the 2023 election—where he served as Director-General of the Asiwaju Tinubu Presidential Campaign Organisation—were driven by a sense of duty rather than expectations of personal reward or government appointments.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Reflecting on the 2023 cycle, Shittu noted that he committed his personal resources, time, and network without relying on bank loans, mobilizing 1,141 support groups, touring 10 states across the North and South, and driving extensive media advocacy. However, he revealed that despite his monumental contributions, he has not had a one-on-one meeting with President Tinubu in the past three years since the administration took office, only learning of his appointment as Pro-Chancellor of Dave Umahi University of Health Sciences via the radio.

While unbothered about his own exclusion, Shittu expressed deep concern over the marginalization of the foot soldiers and campaign coordinators who worked under him. He disclosed that despite writing three letters to the President, none of those he recommended received government appointments, putting him in a difficult position regarding future mobilization. He pointed out that many disillusioned members have since abandoned the ruling party, citing former Edo State Governor Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor—now the national legal adviser of the African Democratic Congress—as a prime example of a loyalist who felt used and left behind.

Olalekan Oyeyemi, widely known as Emir Ajagungbade and a close ally of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, has been laid to rest. His burial, conducted in accordance with traditional rites, took place at his newly finished home in the Agunbelewo area of Osogbo. Traditionalists performed the final rites, observed only by immediate family and priests, while his associates, who had accompanied his remains from the Osun State University Teaching Hospital, waited outside.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶