APC vs ADC: Buhari's Former Minister Fires Shot at Wike, Onanuga

• Hadi Sirika, a former minister under ex-president Muhammadu Buhari's administration, has denied viral reports that he dumped the APC for the ADC coalition
• Sirika, who was seen at the unveiling of the ADC as the coalition party, dismissed the claims made by FCT minister Nyesom Wike and President Bola Tinubu's spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, as untrue
• Recall that Wike and Onanuga had mentioned Sirika's name as part of the APC bigwigs who dumped the party to join the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar-led coalition

Hadi Sirika, the former minister of Aviation under the immediate past administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, has debunked claims that he dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the recently formed African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition.

The former minister, in a social media post, said that the statement credited to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and President Bola Tinubu's special adviser on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, that he had joined the coalition was not true.

Wike, Onanuga tackle Sirika for joining coalition

Recall that Wike and Onanuga, in separate interviews, mentioned the former minister as part of those who have dumped the ruling party for the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar-led coalition, which adopted the ADC as its political platform on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.

Wike and Onanuga's comment was on the premise that Sirika attended the official unveiling of the ADC by the coalition. However, the former minister, in a tweet on Thursday night, July 3, denied the claim that he had dumped the ruling party.

Siriki vows to stay with Buhari

Sirika explained that he would always align himself with Buhari, a stance that reflects the ex-president's position of unwavering loyalty to the APC, even as he acknowledged that anyone within his camp is free to associate with any political party.

The former minister urged Nigerians to dismiss Wike's claim and that of Onanuga. He described their comments as pedestrian, saying it was far from the truth. His tweet reads in part:

"I will always be where President Buhari is. If you must hate him, hate me too. I have no apology. At their levels, they ought to fact-check. I call upon our loyal members to ignore both statements and consider them pedestrian."

Buhari's minister shows up at coalition event

However, while the former minister remained silent about his presence at the unveiling of the coalition’s adopted party, his attendance suggested that he may have abandoned the ruling APC.

Sirika is currently in court with the EFCC over the allegation of awarding multi-billion contracts to his family members, and the contracts were not executed. The contracts, which were allegedly split into two, were awarded to his daughter and her husband's company, worth about N3.7 billion.

See his tweet here:

Six facts about ADC

Legit.ng earlier reported that the Atiku Abubakar-led coalition announced the adoption of the ADC as its political platform ahead of the 2027 general election.

ADC, which was established in 2005, has some interesting facts you should know, and six of them have been outlined.

Recall that the coalition movement is positioning itself to defeat President Bola Tinubu and the APC in the 2027 general election.

Proofreading by James Ojo, copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng