The 2023 presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dumebi Kachikwu, has described members of the newly formed opposition coalition as “enemies of Nigeria” who are determined to drag the nation backwards
In an interview with Channels TV on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, Kachikwu criticized the political alliance, which recently adopted ADC as its operational platform for the 2027 elections.
“They are enemies of Nigeria. They are enemies of progress. Nigeria can no longer be fooled Nigerians from all walks of life watched the video – I just saw it today – and what you saw in that hall were ‘former’ this and ‘former that: Former Vice President, former Governors, former Ministers. All these ‘formers’ are faking Nigeria back to its former glory. They’ve never taken us forward”, the ex-presidential candidate stated.
Kachikwu described the coalition as dominated by older politicians, stating that the same figures who have long held power are still positioning themselves to lead, while younger Nigerians remain sidelined.
“Seventy percent of our population are youths – where were the youths in that gathering? What we saw was bunch of geriatrics. Seventy percent of them are above 75 years old, and yet they claim they want to rescue Nigeria.
“These are political jobbers, career office holders. All they do from 9 to 5 is to sit at home and complain about the government. That’s not opposition, that is self -service. I weep for Nigerians. I weep for my generation that lost the opposite for leadership.
“The same people I watched on television as a child, read about in the news, are the same people still ruling us – and they still want to rule us. They have nothing to offer. We are living in a new age”, he said.
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