Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has dismissed the rising momentum of the African Democratic Congress (ADC)-led coalition, assuring that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is quietly but effectively putting plans in place to retain political dominance ahead of the 2027 general elections.
During an interview on Channels Television, Sule noted that while opposition groups may appear active, the ruling party is not idle. According to him, the APC has been engaging in extensive internal discussions and strategic moves behind the scenes to stay ahead of its rivals.
“Yes, we have discussed. And it is not something, actually, that I will disclose here. You know, as they are planning, we are planning. You know, we are in politics. We are in this indeed. We are not going to just sit down watching them planning. You know, so as they plan, we are planning, and at the end of the day, you know, the better plans will take over,” he said.
Governor Sule disclosed that the party is expecting more defections from opposition ranks, particularly the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), adding that such developments are all part of a larger strategy being deployed by the APC to strengthen its base ahead of the next polls.
“So now, as it is, we are planning. We keep getting more and more governors from PDP joining us. Very soon you will hear another governor joining us.
“You hear every day senators that are decamping and coming back to APC every day. These are all part of the plans. They are not happening just by magic,” he added.
Responding to claims that the APC is allegedly intimidating potential opposition defectors and blocking their access to alternative political platforms, Sule refuted the allegations. He said his personal and political philosophy does not support such tactics.
“I don’t underrate anybody. And from my background, from my training, from my family background, I don’t insult anybody, not even the opposition. I don’t insult them. I don’t underestimate them. I don’t make negative statements about any one of them. You know, that is me based on my own upbringing, my own background, my own profession, my own career, and the rest of that.
“But the bottom line is that they must find something else to say.”
He also rejected comparisons between the current political climate and the pre-2015 scenario that saw massive defections from the PDP and led to the emergence of Muhammadu Buhari as President. According to Sule, today’s political landscape is significantly different from that of former President Goodluck Jonathan’s time.
“Jonathan’s era is completely different from this era. We didn’t see what we are seeing during Jonathan that we are seeing today.
“We didn’t go through the challenges that we are having during the time that we are going today with the caliber of people that came together to form the alliance of the APC, you know, ANPP, ACM, CPC, as well as all these other parties, the new PDP, and the rest of that.
“It’s not the kind of thing that you are seeing in this new opposition,” he said.
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