𝑨𝑫𝑪 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝑺𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑨𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 𝑴𝒚 𝑪𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑴𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚.

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has cautioned its supporters against what it described as a “must-be-my-candidate” mindset, warning that such attitudes could harm the party’s chances in the 2027 general election.

The warning was issued by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, during the virtual ADC Coalition Hours held on Saturday.

Abdullahi cautioned that rigid loyalty to individual aspirants could be divisive, urging supporters to rally behind all aspirants collectively in the interest of party unity. He stressed that unity remains critical to strengthening the ADC’s presidential bid ahead of the 2027 polls.

Abdullahi disclosed that he had held meetings with key coalition stakeholders to emphasise the need for unity, focus, and collective commitment to securing victory.

According to him, “I spent time talking to His Excellencies, Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and Rotimi Amaechi, who have indicated interest in vying for the presidential ticket of our party, as well as the likes of Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, to strengthen our party and unite it.

“The general consensus is that we have a job to do to make this country a better place. Our leaders are all aware of the task ahead, and everyone of them is committed to ensuring that we win this election.”