African Democratic Congress chieftain Dele Momodu has said economic hardship could undermine President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027, arguing that political alliances cannot outweigh Nigerians’ struggles with hunger.
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Momodu, Deputy Director-General of Media and Communications for the ADC presidential campaign, made the remarks on Thursday, October 22, during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
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According to Momodu, the cost of living and hunger in the country are bigger electoral factors than the alliances the ruling party has built ahead of the election. He framed economic hardship as the issue most likely to shape how Nigerians vote, whatever political arrangements are put in place around the president.
Momodu also accused the ruling All Progressives Congress of using economic statistics to mislead Nigerians, suggesting the figures presented by the government do not match what people experience in their daily lives. He further criticised the government’s response to concerns raised by international institutions about the state of the economy.
Momodu accuses APC of using statistics to mislead Nigerians
Momodu questioned the government’s presentation of economic figures, alleging that it portrayed assessments by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund as endorsements while attacking criticism of its policies.
He said, “What the APC is doing today is to use those statistics to tell lies and to say The World Bank are for us, The IMF are for us.”
He questioned whether a party’s membership figures could determine the choices of the wider electorate, arguing that politically unaligned Nigerians could influence the outcome.
ADC chieftain highlights economic hardship ahead of 2027
Asked how the opposition could defeat Tinubu, Momodu said, “There is no permutation that will beat hunger. That is the truth.”
He further alleged that economic advisers were not being sufficiently candid with the president about the country’s challenges.
Momodu’s comments come as political parties prepare for the 2027 general elections, with economic conditions, voter registration and public confidence emerging as key issues in the political debate.
His remarks represent the ADC campaign’s position on the administration’s economic record and electoral prospects, rather than an established prediction of the election outcome.
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