Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, has publicly expressed deep regret over his past affiliation with the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing it as a grave mistake and calling for forgiveness from Nigerians.
Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, Melaye declared: “Once I was blind, now I can see. I regret in totality.” He further described his previous alignment with the APC as a partnership with “an unholy tendency,” saying, “Anyone who has moved with the devil… should regret it.”
Melaye, who officially defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on July 31 after resigning from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), cited disillusionment with both major parties. He criticised the PDP for lacking the “potency and capacity to deliver the Nigerian people from the prevailing political cankerworms.”
Turning his attention to the ruling APC, the former lawmaker accused the party of plunging the nation deeper into socio-economic distress. “You don’t need a prophet to tell you what is happening in this country. It is visible even to the blind and audible to the deaf,” he said. “The hunger in the land is shattered. People are dying of malnutrition in rural communities.”
Looking ahead to the 2027 general elections, Melaye expressed confidence in the ADC’s ability to challenge and potentially unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He stated that the party was focused on establishing a stable and credible platform to support a viable presidential candidate.
“Especially those of us in the ADC, we need to create a comfortable, stable platform,” Melaye said. “I believe that platform will produce a candidate that will unseat President Ahmed Bola Tinubu in 2027.”
Melaye’s defection to the ADC marks another chapter in his turbulent political journey, having previously switched between major parties and served as a prominent critic of successive administrations. His latest move is expected to spark further political realignments ahead of the 2027 polls.
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