Former Kogi senator, Dino Melaye, has expressed deep regret for previously backing the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the 2015 campaign that led to the removal of then-President Goodluck Jonathan, describing his past support as a mistake.

Melaye also expressed confidence in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to present a strong contender capable of unseating President Bola Tinubu in 2027.

Speaking on Politics Today, a Channels TV Politics Today on Friday, August 1, Melaye acknowledged his past alignment with the ruling party but said he had since turned a new leaf.

“I regret in totality, just like you, supporting the APC to kick Jonathan out. President Jonathan, I am sincerely sorry,” he said.

“Once I was blind, now I can see. I regret in totality.

“Just like you confess your sins daily in the Lord’s prayer, I ask for forgiveness.

“Anyone who has moved with the devil, anyone who has aligned with an unholy tendency, should regret it,” Melaye added.

Speaking further, the former lawmaker slammed the APC administration led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for worsening socio-economic conditions, saying hunger and poverty have reached dangerous levels across Nigeria.

“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.

“The hunger in the land is shattered. People are dying of malnutrition in rural communities.

“Take a trip today to your village and just announce that you want to share two bags of rice.

“If you are not careful, there will be dead casualties from the struggle to get something,” he said.