APC chieftain and Edo State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Kassim Afegbua, has expressed doubts over the stability of the African Democratic Congress following the influx of opposition figures from other political parties, warning that the development could trigger internal crisis.
Afegbua made the remarks during an interview from 9:24on Arise News while reacting to the movement of prominent politicians, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s Peter Obi, former Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and other coalition figures who have aligned with the ADC.
He argued that bringing together politicians from parties already battling internal disputes and leadership crises could import those same problems into the ADC rather than strengthen the platform.
Speaking during the interview, Afegbua said, “When you have people who are from troubled party, party that are in crisis, PDP, NNPP, Labour Party all meeting in another party, what do you expect will happen? It is crisis.”
According to him, the unresolved tensions within the parties the defectors left behind could undermine cohesion within the ADC and create fresh disputes over leadership, structure and political direction.
His comments come amid growing political discussions over coalition-building ahead of future elections, with opposition leaders seeking a united platform to challenge the ruling APC.
Afegbua maintained that rather than creating a stronger opposition force, the migration of politicians from troubled parties into the ADC could reproduce the same instability that weakened their former platforms.
The remarks have stirred debate among political observers, with some agreeing that competing ambitions among coalition leaders could generate friction, while others argue the alliance could provide a viable opposition alternative if properly managed. Read_More…