Former Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu has urged Nigerians to reject the APC. He made the call during a radio programme in Ibadan. He said the party has wrecked Nigeria. He urged voters to reject it at both state and national levels. The remarks came after he resigned as Minister of Power in April 2026. He resigned to pursue the Oyo State governorship under the APC. He lost the primary to Senator Sharafadeen Alli. He later dropped a legal challenge.
Adelabu has been a loyal APC figure. He served as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. He ran for Oyo governor in 2019 on the APC platform. He lost to Seyi Makinde of the PDP. He was appointed Minister of Power in 2023. He resigned in April 2026 to contest again. He lost the primary. His legal challenge failed. He remained in the party. Now he attacks it.
Adelabu spoke on a radio programme in Ibadan. He said the APC had failed. He told voters to reject the party. He did not spare the national leadership. He said the party had wrecked the country. Listeners and social media users noted the irony. An APC insider called for votes against his own party. Reactions split. Some saw an honest reckoning. Others saw fallout from his defeat. He did not announce his next political move. He did not say if he would leave the party. The APC has not responded. The Oyo APC has not commented.
The statement is unusual. Politicians rarely attack their own party so directly. Adelabu has nothing to lose. He lost the primary. He lost his legal challenge. He is no longer a minister. He is free to speak. His words may damage the APC in Oyo. They may also damage him. Party loyalists will remember.
Winners: Opposition parties, which gain a voice. Adelabu, who gains attention. The NDC and PDP, which can cite his words. Voters, who hear an insider’s criticism. Losers: The APC, which faces internal attack. Oyo APC, which faces division. Adelabu, if he is seen as a sore loser. Party loyalists, who feel betrayed. The APC’s national campaign, which faces another distraction.
Bottom Line: An APC man told voters to reject the APC. He lost his primary. He lost his case. He is angry. His words may be honest. They may be revenge. Either way, the party he served is now the party he attacks. That is not a good look for the APC.