Nollywood actor and politician, Kenneth Okonkwo, has boasted that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) will unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration in 2027 and form Nigeria’s next government.
News360 Info reports that Okonkwo made the declaration on Channels Television’s Sunrise programme on Monday, saying the party was building a formidable structure nationwide under its new leadership.
Reacting to questions about the ADC’s poor performance in the August 16 by-elections, where it failed to win any of the 16 contested seats, Okonkwo maintained that the party should not be judged by those results.
“We stand a chance in every election in Nigeria,” the actor said confidently.
He, however, noted that the party’s current leadership, under David Mark, should not be held responsible for contests whose primaries were already concluded before they assumed office.
“I wouldn’t say the same thing for any election for which the primaries had been conducted before the coming into existence of David Mark’s leadership. That’s why I’m saying the true test of ADC will be in 2027,” he explained.
Okonkwo went further to predict outright victory for the party in the next general elections.
“We are going to form the next government in Nigeria. And send Tinubu to Bourdillon,” the Nollywood veteran declared.
On the party’s presence in Rivers State, Okonkwo insisted that the ADC has now spread across all 36 states of the federation.
He also confirmed former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, as the leader of the party in Rivers, describing him as “the obvious party head” in the state.
