JUST IN: I’m loyal to Buhari, not part of ADC coalition — Hadi Sirika

By Boye Oyeyemi –

Former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has denied claims that he has joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the newly adopted platform for the 2027 opposition coalition.

Reacting to the reports on Thursday, Sirika expressed shock that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, would suggest he had aligned with the opposition bloc.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the former minister reaffirmed his loyalty to former President Muhammadu Buhari and urged loyal members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to disregard the claims.

“I watched HE Nyesom Wike today on Arise claiming that I have joined the so-called coalition. While still in shock, I read a report credited to Chief Bayo Onanuga on Premium Times making the same claim,” Sirika wrote.

“I am a founding member of the APC. I gave it its name. I have no plans to leave it. I will always be where President Buhari is. If you must hate him, hate me too. I have no apology.”

He added that both Wike and Onanuga should have verified the information before making such statements, describing their claims as unfounded.

“At their levels, they ought to fact-check. I call upon our loyal members to ignore both statements and consider them pedestrian,” he said.