Moses Adebisi, presidential candidate of the Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA), has declared that he will defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election and become Nigeria’s youngest elected president.
Adebisi made the declaration on Thursday during an interview with Arise TV, where he explained why he joined the presidential race and outlined the DLA’s strategy for challenging Nigeria’s established political parties.
The DLA was registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in February 2026 after a process that began with applications from 171 political associations.
INEC chairman Joash Amupitan said 14 associations met the initial pre-qualification requirements, but only the DLA satisfied all legal conditions following the final assessment.
‘I’m the right man for the job’
Adebisi said his decision to return to Nigeria and contest the presidency followed his realisation that he could not directly help solve the country’s problems while living abroad.
“The ship and the chariot of the oppressors is about to sink in this country,” he said.
“As I, Moses, am usually called, I am the only person that has the capacity to defeat the Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led APC government come 2027 in Nigeria. You can actually take my word for that.”
He said the DLA deliberately maintained a low profile while building its political structures, describing the strategy as a “submarine approach”.
“They never saw us coming. Nobody saw us coming at all, but we came anyway,” Adebisi said.
According to him, the party plans to combine the strategy with grassroots mobilisation and an “underdog approach” as it seeks to take on the more established political parties in 2027.
Adebisi also described the DLA as the only political party registered by INEC between 2022 and 2026, following the assessment of numerous associations seeking official recognition.
“The Democratic Leadership Alliance that you see today is the only political party that was registered directly between 2022 down to 2026,” he said.
The presidential candidate said his ambition also represents a generational shift in Nigeria’s presidential politics, highlighting his age and that of the party’s leadership.
“The presidential candidate of the DLA is the youngest presidential candidate or the incoming president of the federal republic of Nigeria, the youngest,” he said.
From community work to presidential bid
Before entering politics, Adebisi said he was involved in community-based empowerment initiatives, including supporting low-income market women and promoting digital literacy among secondary school students.
He said his organisation provided computers and volunteers to communities across parts of the South-West, North-Central and the Federal Capital Territory to help students prepare for computer-based examinations.
Adebisi said repeated calls from Nigerians eventually convinced him to return from the United States and become directly involved in addressing the country’s challenges.
As part of his preparation for political leadership, he said he studied China’s economic transformation, particularly the reforms that began in 1978, while also examining aspects of the American liberty agenda.
“I was like, what are the things that make people emerge politically? What are the things that make people win elections and how do people succeed?” he said.
“I travelled to China to go and study the Chinese economic reformation, 1978. I was in Beijing. I was in Shanghai to ensure that I have the entire manifesto that has brought China out of our peasantry to becoming the second superpower today economically.
“That is why I’m here, that I’m the right man for the job. And I’m the one that will defeat Tinubu this 2027.”
