Keyamo Slams Atiku, El-Rufai’s New Party Move: ‘A Pedestrian Joke

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has dismissed claims that a coalition opposed to President Bola Tinubu has officially submitted an application to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register a new political party named the All Democratic Alliance (ADA).....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Taking to his handle on Friday, June 20, 2025, Keyamo downplayed the development, describing it as exaggerated and politically insignificant.

He argued that if the political figures behind the ADA are attempting to replicate the formation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2013, their efforts fall flat, branding it a “pedestrian joke.”

According to the minister, unlike the APC’s historic merger, which involved major political parties, the ADA bid was spearheaded by a handful of individuals with no backing from any recognised political party.

He stated:

“This is merely a standard application to register a political party. There’s no true ‘coalition’ here—just an overhyped move intended to generate psychological pressure on Nigerians. It’s a weak strategy for public sympathy and far from the impactful alliance that birthed the APC in 2013.

“A few individuals exercising their constitutional right to form a party does not constitute a coalition or merger. Similar associations crop up all the time. Strip away the noise and theatrics, and what’s left is simply another attempt by a few Nigerians to register a new party—a far cry from the grand narrative being sold.”