2027: ADC chosen as Nigeria’s coalition party – Nwosu
The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Dr Ralphs Okey Nwosu, has announced ADC as Nigeria’s designated coalition party to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC) in the 2027 general election. The ADC chairman disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday during the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting. Speaking through the Chairman […]
The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Dr Ralphs Okey Nwosu, has announced ADC as Nigeria’s designated coalition party to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC) in the 2027 general election.
The ADC chairman disclosed this
in Abuja on Thursday during the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting.
Speaking through the Chairman Board of Trustees, BoT of the ADC, Mani Ahmed, Nwosu said at least five million Nigerians are thrown into poverty on a yearly basis, adding a coalition has become imperative to dislodge the ruling party.
He narrated that there have been consensus building, “even though very painstaking, has taken some time in the pipeline. I can categorically today, by the grace of God, inform you that the African Democratic Congress is the coalition party in Nigeria. What remains to be done is nothing other than dotting the I’s and crossing the Ts.
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He said the coalition affords the ADC a great opportunity for the party to involve and accommodate all Nigerians, adding that “by this gesture, we are inviting every Nigerian that has the love of this country in their heart to join us in this new crusade to bring about an enduring democratic change in our country by coming into our party, the African Democratic Congress, which can easily be seen as the African Democratic Coalition.”
He explained that, “We have watched over the years how things have gradually deteriorated to the extent that normal existence is becoming more and more difficult.
“Statistics have indicated that about 5 million Nigerians have been added to the list of poverty-stricken people in the world on an annual basis. Now this is sad for a country that is richly endowed with enormous resources.
“There cannot be any other way to bring about change in the lives of our people that is better than providing good governance. And this governance can only happen when you have the right people playing their part in the political process. ADC has over the years remained a formidable platform in the process of re-engineering Nigeria.
“In the last 20 years, we have shown commitment to national growth. We have exhibited the highest levels of nationalism and patriotism. And we have made several sacrifices to ensure that we bequeath to the next generation a country better than the one we have met.”
He also said, “The journey that created this opportunity started a very long time ago. And we have had several meetings at the party in order to open up the party, re-engineer our processes, and be able to accommodate the teeming members of the political class that are willing to join our great party, the African Democratic Congress.
“Within this month that we are discussing, the party has gone through lots of transformational phases, part of which has resulted in what we are going to actualise today, which is the final phase of the opening up of our party to accommodate the new people that are coming in.”
He called on well-meaning Nigerians, civil society organisations to come out en masse and participate in the process.