Faduri Oluwadare Joseph, a chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), has described the newly formed ADC coalition as a gathering of political actors responsible for Nigeria’s longstanding woes, warning Nigerians not to be deceived by their “rebranded” agenda.
In a statement issued on Sunday, Joseph, who also leads the Rescue Movement for New Nigeria, said the coalition is “deeply insulting to our collective intelligence,” adding that its members are the same figures who built the “Emilokan” brand of governance now embodied by President Bola Tinubu.
“Today, these same failed leaders have rebranded themselves overnight, claiming they want to ‘rescue’ Nigeria. From what, if not the very destruction they orchestrated?” he asked.
Joseph said the political coalition lacks sincerity and is driven not by values or vision, but by desperation and self-preservation.
“It is a tragedy that these old political figures—who once had power and opportunity to do right by Nigerians but instead enriched themselves—are now aligning for selfish interests under the pretense of national salvation,” he said.
He argued that the future of Nigeria does not lie in “defecting politicians or recycled coalitions,” but in the hands of ordinary Nigerians.
“The next election belongs to the ordinary Nigerian who has suffered silently for too long, the Nigerian youth, cheated and sidelined for decades, the market women, who have been used and discarded, the Christian community praying for true change, the Muslims yearning for justice, equity, and a functional nation,” he stated.
Aiming for the key figures behind the coalition, Joseph questioned their credibility and motives.
His words: “Atiku Abubakar and his PDP camp cannot even resolve their own internal crises.
“Peter Obi is incapable of leading the Labour Party, Nasir El-Rufai is angry because he didn’t get a ministerial appointment, despite the pain he left behind in Kaduna, and Rauf Aregbesola left no meaningful legacy either as governor or as minister.”
He said the coalition leaders were all part of the political class that created the national rot that President Tinubu merely inherited.
“What we are witnessing is not a coalition for Nigeria, but a coalition of corruption, a coalition of greed, and a setup for yet another failed government in new clothing.
“It is the same old wine in a new bottle. Nigerians must not be fooled,” he noted.
