{"id":175006,"date":"2025-08-19T08:50:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T07:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/bye-elections-defeat-explained-by-adc-chieftain"},"modified":"2025-08-19T09:54:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T08:54:43","slug":"bye-elections-defeat-explained-by-adc-chieftain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/bye-elections-defeat-explained-by-adc-chieftain","title":{"rendered":"Bye-Elections Defeat Explained by ADC Chieftain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Hon. Chille Igbawua, has said that the candidates from the party and other opposition platforms who lost the bye-elections in various states on Saturday were not people nurtured by either Peter Obi, Atiku Abubakar or Nasir El-Rufai.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that it would have been a different case if these candidates were directly nurtured by political leaders.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, structures in elections were important, but personality was equally very important, insisting that it would have been a different case if someone like Peter Obi was on the ballot on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that Peter Obi had no structure in 2023 and was able to win the presidency in 12 states, including Lagos, adding that personality brings results in elections.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that a presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, had mocked opposition figures following the poor performance of the ADC, in the just concluded by-elections.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on X on Monday morning, Onanuga shared a picture of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party\u2019s Peter Obi, and former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai with the caption: \u201cHow is the market now?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST reported that the opposition leaders, who are targeting President Bola Tinubu\u2019s removal in 2027, participated in the election via the African Democratic Congress, ADC, to test their popularity.<\/p>\n<p>However, the All Progressives Congress, APC, cleared the majority of the seats, with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, recording some victories.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Peter Obi contested for the presidency, he didn\u2019t have a structure and he won twelve states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut does he have 12 governors in the states? No,\u201d he said in an interview on Arise News.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPersonality is important. Sometimes the structure is important but the personality is also critically important.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeter Obi didn\u2019t have structures yet he was able to win the election in twelve states, including Lagos State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we should understand is that personalities are critical in elections. Now, if Peter Obi were on the ballot during this Saturday\u2019s election, you\u2019ll see a different thing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf El-Rufai and Atiku or Tambuwal were on the ballot, it would be a different thing. But these people weren\u2019t on the ballot so the image and political image they carry may not go for candidates that they did not nurture into the election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat should be very very clear. And the performance of the ADC in this election was a wonderful performance in the sense that this was a party that was virtually silent until the coalition came about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Hon. Chille Igbawua, has said that the candidates from the party and other opposition platforms who lost the bye-elections in various states on Saturday were not people nurtured by either Peter Obi, Atiku Abubakar or Nasir El-Rufai. 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