{"id":193811,"date":"2026-02-07T09:54:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T08:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/2027-election-will-be-nigerians-versus-oppressors-oyegun"},"modified":"2026-02-07T10:58:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T09:58:08","slug":"2027-election-will-be-nigerians-versus-oppressors-oyegun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/2027-election-will-be-nigerians-versus-oppressors-oyegun","title":{"rendered":"2027 election will be Nigerians versus oppressors \u2013 Oyegun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Chairman, Policy Manifesto Committee of the African Democratic Congress, John Odigie-Oyegun, says the 2027 general elections will be between the people and their oppressors.<\/p>\n<p>Oyegun made this statement on Friday while fielding questions in an interview on Arise Television\u2019s \u2018Prime Time\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>He said with the ADC, it will not be business as usual, stressing that everyone wants change.<\/p>\n<p>The former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, further stated that there is a major sacrifice being made by every stratum of society within the ADC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis time, we have a big message, a totally different message to coin. We have to start with the apology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSorry we have disappointed you repeatedly. It\u2019s not as if it\u2019s just the last goal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the wave of defections into the APC, we are praying, as a matter of fact, we will bring out brass bands if the rest also join the APC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo the struggle for the future becomes very clear, designing the kind of campaign that is going to come in the future, that is the people versus their oppressors made up of so many governors and others,\u201d he said.<\/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. Chairman, Policy Manifesto Committee of the African Democratic Congress, John Odigie-Oyegun, says the 2027 general elections will be between the people and their oppressors. Oyegun made this statement on Friday while fielding questions in an interview on Arise Television\u2019s \u2018Prime Time\u2019. 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