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Don’t Be Fooled: ADC 2025 Can’t be Compared to APC 2013; See Reasons

Published by Akinwale Fakinlede on July 4th, 2025.

Don’t Be Fooled: ADC 2025 Can’t be Compared to APC 2013; See Reasons

Nigerian politics always has a flair for drama, but some comparisons are just lazy. Equating the recent adoption of ADC by a mix of political floaters to the game-changing formation of APC in 2013? That’s like comparing a WhatsApp group to the birth of a Fortune 500 company.

Let’s get a few things straight:

1. APC Was Built. ADC Was Picked Up.

APC didn’t just happen. It took time, planning, and sacrifice. Entire parties dissolved to form it. ADC? It’s just the latest fallback option for those who couldn’t find a seat elsewhere.

2. APC Came From Real Parties. ADC Is a Safe Haven.

ACN, CPC, ANPP, and a strong APGA faction all brought serious political infrastructure to the table. These were full-blown national machines. What has collapsed into ADC? Nobody with a real base or structure. Just individuals banding together out of necessity.

3. APC Had Momentum. ADC Has Noise.

In 2013, you could already feel the shift. The PDP under Jonathan was bleeding support, and APC channeled that frustration. It wasn’t just an idea—it was a force. Today’s APC, for all its flaws, is still absorbing defectors. That’s not what PDP was doing in 2013. The energy was flowing in one direction.

4. PDP Was Falling Apart Then. APC Isn’t Now.

Back then, the cracks in PDP were obvious. The New PDP was already in rebellion, and that gave APC lift-off. Today? It’s the PDP that’s battling itself, while APC—despite internal fights—has a firmer grip than many care to admit.

5. ADC Is a Camp, Not a Coalition.

No serious political party has collapsed into ADC. No flags dropped, no structures handed over. Just a group of actors sharing a temporary stage. APC was a merger. ADC is a meetup.

Bottom line:

If you’re trying to brand ADC 2025 as the new APC 2013, you’re either misinformed or trying to spin a tired narrative. One was a strategic alliance built on real structures. The other is a political rehab center for the displaced.

Call it what it is—not a movement, not a merger, but a reunion of familiar faces hoping for another shot.