Yemi Obafemi
Leke Abejide, a member of the House of Representatives, has asserted that he is the “landlord” of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), insisting that none of the coalition leaders who adopted the party as a platform knew of its existence beforehand.
Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Friday, Abejide added that while former Senate President David Mark and ex-Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola were once members of the ADC, they never held any leadership roles in the party.
The senator said although he did not establish the party, he has been instrumental in sustaining it.
“I will let them know that I am the landlord. I didn’t establish the party, but I am the one who made the party remain where it is today,” he said.
Abejide criticized the coalition, claiming it collapsed nationwide during last Saturday’s elections, as it failed to secure even a single seat. He predicted that the coalition would disintegrate completely by early next month.
His words: “You cannot come to somebody’s house, hijack his house, and think that the person, no matter how stupid he is, will just watch.
“You can see that the coalition collapsed last Saturday; all over the country, they could not even win one seat. That was the beginning of the end.
“By early next month, the coalition will collapse completely, because you cannot come to somebody’s house, hijack his house, and you think that the person, no matter how stupid he is, will be looking at you.
“I have never decamped to a big party; I have used it [the ADC] to contest all my elections and brought people, apart from myself, to the National Assembly and the state assembly,” he added.
