Dare Babalola
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has explained that Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Former Anambra Governor, Peter Obi are not the centre of the party’s coalition.
This revelation was made by the party’s spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi, in a conversation with Daily Post.
While clarifying that the coalition focuses on building a stronger alliance for Nigeria’s future, Abdullahi noted that ADC has no preferred candidate to field against President Bola Tinubu in the forthcoming election.
He said, “The coalition has nothing to do with either Peter Obi or Atiku. They are just members like many others. The focus is not on them. And of course, it is within anyone’s right to have political ambitions or to run for any position.
“The party cannot align with one person and still call itself a party, that’s what happened to most of the other parties in the past. We don’t have a preferred candidate. When the time comes, we’ll follow a democratic process and allow members to decide.”
He explained that the ADC is focused on building its structures and strengthening the party across Nigeria.
“Nobody is talking about a presidential candidate at the moment. Our focus is on growing the party.”
He added that the party is the solution to the hardship in the country, urging Nigerians to trust ADC.
“If you look back at the last two years and the way the government has made life hard, you’ll see that ADC is the only real alternative.
“The ruling party is punishing the people. ADC wants to free Nigerians from that suffering. No one wants to go through this again for another four years,” he concluded.
