Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation magazine and a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has asked the party to zone its presidential ticket to the north ahead of the 2027 elections.
Speaking on Wednesday during his appearance on The Morning Show, a programme on Arise TV, Momodu said the ADC must adopt a strategic approach to defeat the All Progressives Congress (ADC) in 2027.
“My advice to ADC is simple: time is not on our side. I have attempted to contest twice — in 2011 and 2023 — and I know that the head of an elephant is not a child’s play,” Momodu said.
Momodu said defeating President Bola Tinubu in 2027 would require more than popularity, noting that the ADC needs strong coordination and consensus.
The media entrepreneur said the ADC already has experienced contenders, including key figures from the 2023 elections, and should not “reinvent the wheel”.
He cited the political strategies that led to the victory of former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015, arguing that elections are won through structure and coalition-building rather than sentiment.
“Go back to the drawing board and look at how Buhari captured power in 2015. Right now, Tinubu is so formidable that you are not just going to produce a candidate who can take him out. It doesn’t work that way.”
“You would remember that Joe Biden was removed from the radar by the Democrats in America. They said he was old and senile. Then the Democrats brought Kamala Harris. She raised a lot of money [for the campaign]. A lot of us really liked her. But at the end of the day, she could not defeat Donald Trump,” he said.
“Everything, including old age, was said against Donald Trump, but he defeated Kamala. In Liberia, where we have Joseph Boakai, the old man was able to take out George Weah, the biggest and most famous Liberian alive.”
“My preference is Atiku. I have never minced words on that,” he said. He advised the ADC to focus on the north, where there is strong disaffection towards the APC.
