The African Democratic Congress has said that it rejected huge financial inducements intended to make it withdraw from its role in Nigeria’s opposition coalition.
The party recently reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to safeguarding the country’s democracy.
Speaking during the ADC National Executive Committee meeting held in Abuja, ADC founder and pioneer National Chairman, Ralph Nwosu, revealed that the decision to turn down the money was made to preserve Nigeria’s democracy.
According to him, ADC will do everything within its power to ensure Nigeria doesn’t become a one-party state in the near future, so every move that works against that will be avoided.
Nwosu stated that no matter how much money the ruling party spends, it will not be enough to silence every Nigerian.
“We have taken these steps so that Nigerian democracy can return to the right path.
While some individuals or one party try to turn Nigeria into a one-party state, a fascist state, it was only the ADC that said, No. Our party, the ADC, stood firm. And Nigerians embraced us for that.
No matter how much money you spend, you can’t fight all Nigerians. Some politicians, opportunistic as they are believe it’s all about money. They say, ‘if you can’t get them with this amount, just add more.’
But in the ADC, especially among the NWC members—we said, No. We rejected every offer, both in Nigeria and abroad, over the past year,” he said.
Expressing concern over the sad state of the nation, the former ADC National Chairman noted that despite immense challenges, the party managed to rise from being a minor political group into one of the largest political gatherings in Nigeria.
He concluded by saying that it will take a few tweaks in the hearts and minds of Nigerians for us to get it right in 2027.
“If you go to every local government in this country—whether it’s in the North, Southeast, Southwest, North Central, Northeast, or Northwest—the number of people registering every day exceeds that of any other party. Our website crashed three times because of the number of young people trying to register online.
It will take a little re-engineering of our hearts, minds, and souls to get it right—and all of that is encapsulated in the ADC.
Navigating the process that brought us here what we did on July 1st was one of the toughest processes. But we did it together: NWC members, NEC members, and BoT members. We’ve gone from being a party that struggled to win five House of Representatives seats we won about five or six, but three were lost at the tribunal, and we ended up with two.
Now, that same party because of clear steps taken is running for Nigeria and for our democracy. We all agreed to do everything possible. Today, your party has over 100 elected persons even without an election about 28 senators and 46 House of Representatives members. The number of State House of Assembly members we have is hard to count, but they are over 50,” he added.
