‘All Die Na Die’ — We Will Defend Ourselves In 2027; ADC Will Not Allow APC To Continue Intimidation — Melaye

Deputy Director General of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Dino Melaye, has declared that the ADC will defend itself in the 2027 general elections, saying “All die na die.”

Melaye made the declaration during an interview on Arise TV program “Prime Time”, where he alleged intimidation and malfeasance by the All Progressives Congress, APC.

“I want to announce to them that this time around, ‘all die na die.’ What does that mean? It means we will defend ourselves,” Melaye said.

He alleged that over 50 people died during the Osogbo election, with about 30 deaths in Ilaje alone, insisting that the ADC would no longer keep quiet.

“In the Osun election, over 50 people died. We are announcing to Tinubu and the APC that this time around, we will defend ourselves. We will not go to court; we will settle the matter on the streets,” Melaye said.

“The ADC will not sit, keep quiet and allow APC to continue intimidation. The ADC from now henceforth will defend ourselves,” he added.

The Arise TV presenter, Charles, however, interjected to clarify that the station does not support any form of violence.

“Right, let me just make clear that here on Arise, we do not support any form of violence, and whether either from one party or the other, ADC is a non-violent party…” he said.

Melaye, in response, maintained that self-defence is a constitutional and God-given right.

“Defending yourself, Charles, is a constitutional right. It is a God-given right, it is an inalienable right, that I should defend myself. We would caution both sides to avoid violence. And I want to announce to you that ADC is a non-violent party. And every violence that has been perpetrated, even against Peter Obi in Benue, everything is by the APC,” he said.

“But we are saying that we will defend ourselves. We will not keep quiet. If you are sitting here now and somebody is coming to stab you, you will defend yourself, absolutely,” he stated.

Melaye further alleged that the party had received intelligence that the APC planned to stop ADC planes from flying to Sokoto on Wednesday.

“As I’m speaking with you, we have received intel this evening that APC is going to stop our planes from flying on our way to Sokoto on Wednesday, that they will not allow our flights to take off at the airport. But we are laughing because we are waiting to see how they want to do it,” he said.

“This country belongs to all of us. This country, we are not aliens, we are Nigerians. And Nigeria is for Nigerians, and we will prove that government is not owned by those in government. Government is owned by the people, and the people are with us. And this time around, we will prove that the people are more than those in government, and that the office of the citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is greater than the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” he added.