Fake news - AMBODE denies plan to dump APC for ADC coalition

Sunday, August 10, 2025 - Former Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has denied media reports claiming he has finalised plans to quit the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and join the coalition, the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Ambode made the clarification at the weekend in a statement issued through the Director-General of the Tinubu-Ambode Support Group, Mr. Seyi Bamigbade, stating categorically that he remains a member of the APC and has no intention of leaving the party. He urged his supporters to disregard the report.

The former governor described the alleged plan to defect to the ADC as fake news and the product of deliberate misinformation by rumour peddlers and political opportunists seeking to create unnecessary tension.

According to the statement, Ambode’s loyalty and support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the APC remain firm, unwavering, and non-negotiable. It further emphasised that, for the record, the former governor has never held any meeting, discussion, or consultation with the ADC or any other political party outside the APC regarding any political ambition.

“Our attention has been drawn to a false and mischievous story circulating on social media, alleging that His Excellency, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, former Governor of Lagos State, intends to contest for governor under the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

“We categorically state that this is fake news, purely a product of deliberate misinformation by rumour peddlers and political opportunists seeking to create needless tension. Mr. Ambode’s loyalty and support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) remain firm, unwavering, and non-negotiable.

“For the record, Mr. Ambode has never held any meeting, discussion, or consultation with the ADC or any other political party outside the APC on any political ambition,” the statement read in part.

Bamigbade urged those behind what he termed “this fabrication” to find more honourable pursuits instead of manufacturing mischievous lies for cheap relevance.

He called on the public, particularly Lagosians, to dismiss the “baseless” claim and focus on meaningful conversations that would move the state and the nation forward. He expressed hope that Nigerians would not be swayed by politically motivated propaganda.