Kwara politician describes ADC as old wine in a new bottle

Nigerians have been cautioned against being swayed by the “deceptive rebranding” of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). A political commentator, Abdulhameed Shakir Alaaya, stated this in Ilọrin, the Kwara State capital, during a press conference. According to him, the party is only a regrouping of old political figures who once plunged Kwara state and country […]

Nigerians have been cautioned against being swayed by the “deceptive rebranding” of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

A political commentator, Abdulhameed Shakir Alaaya, stated this in Ilọrin, the Kwara State capital, during a press conference.

According to him, the party is only a regrouping of old political figures who once plunged Kwara state and country into hardship.

Alaaya said those behind the ADC were the same elements who held sway in the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, for many years without meaningful impact on governance or development.

He said the promoters of the ADC were attempting to sell the illusion of a new beginning, but in reality, they represented the same failures that left Kwara struggling with unpaid salaries, abandoned pensioners and neglected infrastructure before the emergence of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

“For almost two decades, they had every opportunity to deliver real development. Instead, they left behind crumbling infrastructure, unpaid salaries, abandoned pensioners and neglected education,” he said.

“What we are witnessing today is a rebranding of the same people who failed us,” he added.

Alaaya said that since the assumption of office by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the APC administration in Kwara had brought about visible transformation across key sectors including education, health, road infrastructure and youth empowerment.

“In just six years, the APC government has achieved more progress than what PDP achieved in nearly two decades. The truth is that what they could not do in sixteen years, APC has already surpassed in less than one decade,” he said.

He urged Governor AbdulRazaq to consolidate the gains recorded by focusing more on human development, better welfare for workers, prompt payment of pensions and clearing outstanding gratuities owed to retirees.

Such measures, he noted, would strengthen the confidence of the people in the ruling party and bring more dignity to workers and pensioners.

Alaaya also called on members of his ward in Ubadawaki, Ilọrin West Local Government Area and other political stakeholders in the state not to be misled by what he called the personal ambitions of a few individuals behind the ADC project.

He said the group had no credible legacy to justify their return to political relevance.

“ADC is not a new beginning. It is an old wine in a new bottle. It is another platform for a few people to pursue selfish ambitions at the expense of public welfare,” he said.

“If we embrace ADC, we will simply be handing our future back to those who failed us before. We must not make that mistake again,” he warned.

Alaaya urged Kwarans to remain steadfast in their support for the APC which, according to him, remains the only platform that has brought real change to the state.