Yilwatda Plays Down ADC, Backs APC’s Dominance

Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has stated that the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) poses no serious challenge to the ruling party in the upcoming 2027 general election.

Yilwatda made the remark on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, downplaying the political strength of key figures driving the ADC-led opposition coalition.

“ADC is not a match at all for the APC. For every one person they have, we have five, six of them,” he said.

He also dismissed the political weight of some opposition leaders, including the ADC national chairman and former Senate President, David Mark.

“If they have David Mark as former Senate President, we have Ahmad Lawan, we have two former Senate Presidents from the South East,” Yilwatda added.

The APC chairman rejected claims that the ruling party was under pressure or threatened by the growing opposition coalition, insisting that the party was not forcing civil servants to join its ranks.

“We have never asked anybody, we have never appealed to any civil servant. Nobody has forced any civil servant in a letter, verbal — you can bring one video to that effect and I will apologise,” he said.

He further suggested that allegations of forced recruitment were politically motivated.

“Maybe the opposition is forcing civil servants so they will have numbers,” he added.