A presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 election, Dr Nicolas Felix has dismissed the opposition coalition under the African Democratic Congress, ADC, describing it as a party built on sand.
Reacting to suggestions that the ADC is a major threat to the APC, Felix declared that Tinubu would win the 2027 presidential election with at least 15 million votes.
Felix spoke on Thursday in Suleja, Niger State, where he distributed thousands of litres of fuel, in company with the Deputy National Woman Leader of the APC, Hajia Zainab Ibrahim.
Dismissing the opposition coalition, Felix said the members, who include several prominent politicians, will scatter in the same manner that they gathered.
“In a democracy, you must have opposition. We are not threatened. They are out there campaigning. So far, we have not heard anything they want to do anyway. So for us as a party, I don’t see any threat here. There is no threat in this coalition. We want them to coalesce.
“Like I said the other day, they will gather, but they will scatter because they have nothing to offer. Their intention is not pure. Their motive is not pure.
“As far as we are concerned, come 2027, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is going to have nothing less than 15 million votes. We know that is going to happen. So there is no threat with the ADC or whatever coalition. Let them come.
“When the time comes for campaigns, we are going to roll out the scorecard of Mr President. Didn’t you watch on TV this morning, students on campuses singing, celebrating with joy, who just received the NELFund grant, over N100 billion, with no interest by the way. I lived in America for 21 years, I had never heard that happen. Over N100 billion given to 600,000 students. So these 600,000 students, they will vote. Their families will vote because they know what it takes to go to school. So we are excited and we know come 2027, it is going to be a walkover for us,” Felix said.
According to him, the distribution of fuel at no cost to Nigerians at regular intervals is part of his contributions to the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Tinubu administration.
“As you know, this is our Renewed Hope season. We are just doing this to put smiles on the faces of the people. There is no other motivation, but we just want to give back to the community. We did this in 2023 in Edo State and we did it here also and decided to come back here to make the people happy. As you can see, they are all smiling. We are giving them hope.
“This outreach is for everybody, but we know those who need it more. So, I am even more excited seeing the Okada riders because we believe, you know, I would be surprised if I see a G-Wagon here coming to take free fuel. This is more for the Okada and Keke riders. So anybody that comes, we will be able to, you know, just put smiles on their face. We are just giving back. That is what it is all about,” he explained.
On her part, Hajia Ibrahim said the APC is working to ensure that the Special Seats Bill before the National Assembly gets accelerated consideration, describing it as a game changer for Nigerian women.
According to her, for the first time, the Women Affairs Ministry has over N100 billion in budgetary allocation to carry out projects.
The APC deputy national woman leader declared that Nigerian women will queue behind Tinubu in 2027.
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