The African Democratic Congress (ADC) says it is considering adopting a consensus method to select its presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 general election.
Bolaji Abdullahi, spokesperson of the party, disclosed this on Saturday during an interview on Arise Television.
He said the party is weighing two options — consensus and direct primaries — since the 2026 Electoral Act has ruled out indirect primaries.
Abdullahi said the party prefers consensus because of the high cost of conducting direct primaries.
“For us, we are trying as much as possible to adopt a consensus approach because that is the least costly,” he said.
He added that the party is already working towards building an agreement among stakeholders.
“The best case scenario is to engineer consensus, and that is what we are working on,” he said.
Meanwhile, Abdullahi criticised the current state of governance in the country.
He said Nigerians continue to face insecurity and power shortages.
He alleged that the federal government has spent about ₦10 billion to disconnect the presidential villa from the national grid.
“While Nigerians live with darkness and insecurity, the president has allegedly spent ₦10 billion to take Aso Villa off the national grid,” he said.
He also raised concerns over rising insecurity, claiming that hundreds of Nigerians have died within a short period.
“In just one month, 735 Nigerians have been killed by insurgency. If this is success, what does failure look like?” he said.
As the 2027 election approaches, all eyes are on the opposition to see who will fly its flag. Among its major contenders are Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
Former Rivers state governor Rotimi Amaechi is eying the opposition’s ticket.
