The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress(APC) Nentawe Yilwatda, has dismissed concerns over the opposition coalition’s decision to zone its presidential ticket to the South, insisting that the ruling party remains unshaken ahead of the 2027 elections.
He stated this during the APC screening process while reacting to the announcement by the National Democratic Congress, Nentawe said the APC was not threatened by the development, arguing instead that opposition parties were now battling among themselves.
“Not at all. Why should we be afraid?” he said.
“If you look at it now, the fight is not between APC and ADC or within our political party, but ADC versus NDC. So we’ve been vindicated when people say that APC was fighting opposition. Now everybody has seen clearly that it is the opposition fighting themselves.”
The APC chairman further boasted that opposition parties had failed to make significant electoral gains, stressing that performance should be measured at the polls rather than in the media.
“All the by-elections, ADC has won none. In other by-elections, NDC has won none. The major opposition we have is actually PDP,” he stated.
“And even the PDP has not done very well in terms of electoral performance. Performance is not on TV, it is not on radio; it is in newspaper, it is on the field during election.”
On reports that the NDC had witnessed a surge in the number of lawmakers joining its ranks, Nentawe downplayed the development, describing the figures as insignificant compared to APC’s political strength nationwide.
“Who are the members? What number are you talking about? Seventeen legislators. We have over 400 legislators. Compared to 17, it is just a meagre number that has moved,” he said.
“Thirty-one governors are still intact. We have over 600 local government chairmen. APC is the most prepared, most outstanding political party that right now can face anybody on earth.”
