The African Democratic Congress has dismissed the All Progressives Congress’s pledge to secure two million votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Jigawa State in the 2027 general election, calling the target unattainable.
Shehu Sule Udi, the ADC candidate for the Ringim/Taura Federal Constituency, challenged the claim after Jigawa’s APC leadership said it would mobilise two million votes for Tinubu’s re-election campaign. He said voter-registration data published by the Independent National Electoral Commission undermined the governing party’s projection and amounted to political posturing.
Jigawa has 2,807,811 registered voters, Udi said, arguing that this total makes the APC’s proposed vote haul implausible.
“This shows clearly that the party is engaging in propaganda,” he said. “Our presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, along with other candidates, is attracting more support across Jigawa every day. It is absurd for anyone to claim that they will produce two million votes for Tinubu.”
He said residents of the state were dissatisfied with the current administration, arguing that economic and social pressures had eroded support for the APC. Udi predicted that Atiku Abubakar would win Jigawa by a wide margin and defeat Tinubu in the presidential contest.
Udi said the ADC offered a credible option for Nigerians seeking solutions to the country’s economic difficulties. He added that rising support for the party throughout Jigawa would be converted into electoral gains in 2027.
Speaking during the reception of defectors from other parties in the Ringim and Taura local government areas, Udi described their move to the ADC as an important strengthening of its local political structure ahead of the polls.
He told the new entrants that they would have equal standing within the party, irrespective of the parties to which they had previously belonged. He said unity, collaboration and shared responsibility would be necessary to build a political organisation capable of responding to the public’s needs.
Udi urged existing and newly recruited ADC members to work jointly to expand the party’s footprint in Ringim and Taura. He also called for broader political involvement, stronger grassroots organising and inclusive leadership as preparations for the 2027 election cycle intensify.
