Politics
ADC unveils Borno chapter, pledges strong opposition to APC
The African Democratic Congress has vowed to challenge the All Progressive Congress in Borno State and support whoever wins as the party’s candidate in the coming 2027 general elections.
The Convener of the party in the state, Sheriff Banki, who disclosed this in an interview with newsmen during the unveiling of the party in Maiduguri, the state capital, on Thursday, said the APC had silenced all opposition parties through every possible means in the state
According to Banki, the ADC will stand as a powerful opposition henceforth in the state, challenging government policies and influencing decisions it considers anti-democratic.
He said, “Because of the crises facing major opposition parties in the country, which are perpetuated by the present APC administration in the country, we have decided to go into a national coalition movement, which we believe can not be controlled or manipulated by the APC.
“Borno is in dire need of opposition parties. As far as we are concerned, there is no opposition in the state.
“But starting from today, with the unveiling of this ADC, there will be tough opposition in Borno State that can checkmate and hold the government responsible for having proper checks and balances of their activities.
“In this national movement, we do not want Borno to be left behind or in Isolation. Therefore, we in Borno accept this coalition in good faith and decide to join the national coalition movement and adopt the ADC as a political party, under the leadership of his excellency, Atiku Abubakar, the leader in the North East, and Kashim Imam in Borno.”
Speaking on the party’s preference for the 2027 general elections, Banki said, “Both the obedient members of the party and others who have come together will support whoever emerges as the presidential candidate of the party, and that is the agreement between all the leaders.”
According to him, the party will provide a viable platform for people with ideas who want to bring development to the country.
“We can win. What has always held us back from succeeding in the state is the manipulation both within and outside.
“The people within the opposition are often manipulated, and the ruling party has all the mechanisms to manipulate whatever they want.
“In this case, with serious commitment, courage, I believe we can confront them, challenge them and succeed in the struggle,” he assured all.
While listing political heavyweights who have adopted the party in the state, the convener said, “In the state, we have strong stakeholders; here you can see former governorship aspirants under the platform of the NNPP, former treasurer of the PDP, former House of Assembly members, former state secretary and party executives, too numerous to mention.”
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Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, has advised intending defectors to the All Progressives Congress, Enugu State, to perish the thought of automatic ticket or hijacking the party structure.
Nnaji stated that the party will welcome intending defectors, but there won’t be an automatic ticket for anybody, no matter how highly placed.
Nnaji, who spoke in Enugu during an expanded stakeholders meeting of the party, Saturday, revealed that some persons, who he described as politically displaced politicians, have been running from pillar to post in Abuja with a view to defecting to Enugu APC and hijacking the party through the back door.
In what could be interpreted as a veiled reference to Governor Peter Mbah’s rumoured interest in joining the party, which has got many members apprehensive for fear of losing their positions or aspirations, the Minister counselled intending defectors to perish the thought of automatic ticket, insisting that the party would receive them but subject everybody to party primaries.
He said, “APC has come to stay; that is why from every nook and cranny, people want to join APC. And as we said earlier, we want people to come in, but we will not give them a free ticket; they must go to the contest.
“Anybody who wants to run for the governorship of Enugu State, let him come to the APC, we will go to contest, we are waiting for them.
“We want to populate the party, provided the person is going to look after the party when he gets in, we don’t have a problem.”
He added, “So, if the President of Nigeria wants to come and run for the governor of Enugu State, let him come, we will support him.
“If the former governor of anywhere wants to join us, let him come; we will run the primaries. It will make it even easier, the primary will be the main election. So that when we finish with the primary, we know we have finished.
“But let me tell you, he will not enter, he is afraid, because there are too many IDPs in Enugu, Internally Displaced Politicians, many of them, they are partyless, they don’t have a party.
“That’s why we are urging him to come, but he will not come. He is an internally displaced politician, he doesn’t have party, he is partyless, we want him to come, he will be running from pillar to post, until it is too late.
“But the good thing is that this our mission is being supported by the good Lord who created us, so we are heading to the government house.
“This is part of the confusion that they will be seeing, that they will be meeting until it becomes too late for them. So, we have a focus, we know where we are going and we will keep going there,” he said.
The Minister praised the state chairman of the party, Ugochukwu Agballah and executives of the party from Ward to State level for their hard work and steadfastness; and other stakeholders for their support, saying that they will be rewarded for their efforts.
Three members of the House of Representatives, who recently defected from Labour Party, LP, to APC, including Hon Sunday Umeha (Udi/Ezeagu), Hon Chimobi Atu (Enugu North/Enugu South) and Prof. Paul Nnamchi in their message pledged their support to ensure that APC wins all the political positions in the state in 2027, including the governorship seat.
Umeha stated that he overcame all manner of discouragement to be the first elected official to defect to APC Enugu State, and was shortly followed by Hon Atu and Hon. Prof Nnamchi, revealing that many more lawmakers, including a senator will soon join APC in the state.
The State Chairman, Agballah stated that APC Enugu State has been growing in leaps and bounds courtesy of Minister Nnaji who has borne the burden of sponsoring the party for more than one year now.
He informed party members to participate actively in the coming continuous voter registration, CVR, exercise by the Independent National Electoral the, INEC, noting that from the end of August, anybody attending a Ward meeting must go with his or her voter card.
He said, “There will be a primary in APC, there will be proper nomination in APC”.
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Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has thrown a jab at President Bola Tinubu over his claims of being behind the emergence of late Muhammadu Buhari as President of Nigeria.
Speaking during an an X space, Amaechi said God made Buhari President.
He challenged those with a contrary view to disclose how much they contributed in making Buhari President.
Buhari ruled Nigeria as a civilian President from 2015 to 2023. Prior to 2015, Buhari contested severally for the presidency but failed.
There are claims that Tinubu’s influence contributed a lot in ensuring that Buhari became President in 2015.
During his campaign in Ogun State in 2022, Tinubu had said he supported Buhari to become President, hence 2023 was his turn – “Emi Lokan”.
Amaechi said: “God and the Nigerian people chose Buhari as President over any other candidate.
“If somebody claims that Buhari became President because of them, they should explain how much they contributed and what else they did.”
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Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has vowed that he would change the Nigerian constitution if elected President in 2027.
Amaechi made the vow while speaking during an X space tagged ‘Weekend Politics’, on Friday.
He also vowed to end corruption within one month as President, or resign.
“If I become President I will change the constitution from indigeneship to citizenship.
“If I do not end corruption in Nigeria within one month, I will tender my resignation.
“I challenged the present FCT minister Wike to take a walk along the streets of Port Harcourt, which will reveal who is healthy and who the people actually loved,” the ex-Rivers governor said.
He also alleged that some influential people in the country visit to the Central Bank of Nigeria, CNN, to steal money.
Amaechi further described Professor Yakubu Mahmood as the worst Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
“It enrages me that those very influential among the ruling class visit CBN often to steal money, if they could use all the money they are pocketing to improve security and the economy, Nigeria wouldn’t be in such dire straits today.
“The worst INEC chairman in the history of Nigeria is Mahmood Yakubu,” he said.
He said he would not reverse the removal of subsidy if elected President.
Rather, he promised to direct the funds into the pockets of Nigerians.
“I will not reverse the removal of subsidies. I will instead direct the funds into the pockets of Nigerians, not the elite,” he added.
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