The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has urged Nigerians to unite behind the party ahead of the 2027 general elections, promising to slash fuel prices, end widespread hunger, and restore security across the country.
Speaking with journalists on Tuesday, July 15, in Ilorin, the party’s Interim National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) had plunged the country into economic misery and insecurity, making room for a real alternative.
“The most important thing is that our job is half done with current hunger in the land. The major task we have is how to convince Nigerians that we are the alternative,” Abdullahi said.
He added, “What is clear is that Nigerians don’t want APC anymore. Any Nigerian that is suffering today knows that they don’t want APC anymore. It’s our duty to convince Nigerians that we represent the alternative.”
He acknowledged that while Nigerians understand their suffering, the challenge for ADC is to show that it offers a different and better path forward.
“So a person that is hungry knows he doesn’t want to continue to be hungry. A person that can’t afford to pay hospital bills knows that he doesn’t want to continue.
“So, we don’t have any problems convincing Nigerians that they are suffering. We only have a challenge convincing Nigerians that we are different and that we are going to represent the alternative,” he said.
Explaining the motivation behind ADC’s formation, Abdullahi blamed the current administration’s “catastrophic policies” for deepening poverty, particularly through the removal of petrol subsidies.
“Why we created ADC was that this current administration has increased the suffering of Nigerians as a result of its catastrophic policies and how they increased fuel price. The vulcanizer that needs fuel for his tyre pumping machine knows how much effect it is having on him now.
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“Parents sending their children to school know how much they give their children to school to eat. N5,000 now is not up to the N500 before APC came on board. And they caused everything,” he stated.
Abdullahi also accused the APC of deliberately weakening opposition parties ahead of the 2027 elections.
“Nigerians are no more interested in them anymore, and want to vote another party. Look at the way they scattered other parties, including PDP, SDP, ANPP, LP. They ruptured them all.
“This step they took was what made dignified politicians come together to create ADC. We mustn’t let those people that have turned the country into chaos continue to ruin Nigeria, that was why we went to ADC,” he added.
On the ADC’s agenda for Nigeria, Abdullahi said the party is committed to restoring dignity and stability.
“What we can do to earn the people’s trust is we will first eradicate hunger from the nation. I had tasted hunger before, so I know what it feels like to be starved. That being said, this party will first eradicate hunger in the nation.
“Second, fuel price will be drastically reduced. With the fuel price now, one cannot make profit in business. Thirdly, we will tackle insecurity in the nation,” he pledged.
Abdullahi cited growing insecurity in Kwara as a personal concern.
“Kwara State was one of the most peaceful states back then but now, Patigi, Ifelodun, Babanla are now full of kidnappers and bandits. I have a farm in that area, it’s not safe for me to go there right now because of bandits,” he said.
“In this party, we have politicians from PDP, SDP, NNPP, LP. By God’s grace, we are so focused on returning peace and comfortability back to Nigeria.”