The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo state has described the coalition of the opposition figures, who have adopted the platform of the African Democratic Party (ADC), as “attention seekers and noise makers.”

Speaking on Tuesday on a radio programme, Adaba 88.9 FM, in Akure and monitored by The Nation, the state spokesperson of the APC, Alex Kalejaye, described the coalition as a group of ‘noisemakers and jokers’ who cannot wrestle power from President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election.

Kalejaye revealed that the coalition led by the two main opposition figures, Messrs Atiku and Obi, has nothing to offer Nigerians, stressing that both men, who had earlier been in the helm of power, failed in the past.

He added that President Bola Tinubu had been trying to clear the mess the leaders in the coalition left behind by putting Nigeria on the path of growth and development.

According to Kalejaye, the ambition of the opposition figures to wrestle power from President Tinubu would “soon fall like a pack of cards” with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) getting stronger.

“It’s normal for people to gather and seek attention. You should expect that they make noise for people to notice them. So, it is their right, but the ruling APC is a very formidable party without a crack.

“These are people from different political parties, strange bird fellows who have decided to come together with the sole aim of seeking the presidency seat, not because they have any particular agenda for the country, but because they are used to power.

“They’ve been in power. Some of them have been in power for years, so they can’t survive outside power. They just want to remain in power. I think that is the motivation for them. They will soon fall like a pack of cards.

“So, the ultimate power resides in the people, and when 2027 comes, they will decide. Those who formed the coalition are even the basis of the problem that we are currently facing. They created the problem we are trying to solve now,” the APC spokesperson said.

He, however, noted that the APC is not moved by the antics of the coalition, saying that Nigerians would decide the next election by 2027.

“It’s a party that has cohesion, and that is united by very brilliant leadership. We are not perturbed by the noise of the coalition at all. We will continue to do what we think is in the interest of the people, as we have the mandate for the people,” Kalejaye.

But the ADC said it was not moved by the attack and has urged party leaders at the ward and local levels to increase the number of members in its fold.

Prof. Bode Ayorinde, a chieftain of the ADC in Ondo, who spoke at a stakeholders meeting held in Akure on Tuesday, said the party is ready to play politics of inclusion.

“All the local governments are with us. Our numbers are increasing, and we will continue to increase the tempo at which the coalition started.

“Membership cards would be shared around the state, wards, and local government. We are not sharing any money here. We are here to work,” he said.

Kennedy Peretei, a former spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state and now chieftain of the ADC, said that Nigerians now have an option.

Peretei said, “Nigerians are looking for something that, you know, can bring sanity to this situation. Nigerians have seen that ADC is capable of doing this.

“ADC has been unveiled as the political party that the coalition is going to use to unseat the APC government in Abuja, and it is going round the states and has finally arrived in Ondo State.”