From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said that failure is not an option in the 2027 general election, stating that it was determined to win the contest.
The ADC’s interim national chairman, Senator David Mark, stated this at the opening of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) meeting, recently, in Abuja.
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Mark noted that the mission of the opposition party is not just to win the coming election, but to leave a legacy of service, which future generations would be proud of.
Recently, some opposition politicians and aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; former Labour Party (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi; Mark; former Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola and former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi among others, recently adopted the ADC as the coalition party for the 2027 polls. The ADC leader explained that the promoters of the party had set aside narrow interests for the general good of the people.
According to him, what distinguishes the party from other political parties is its purpose and determination to champion a culture of democratic values and accountability.
Mark said: “Our mission is not only to attain power in 2027; it is to leave a legacy which the future generations will be proud to inherit. We are in a marathon we must complete-and win. Failure is not an option.
“From today, we must adopt an Integrity and Performance Compact. First, open party, open books: independent annual audits published; procurement rules enforced; well articulated conflict-of-interest and gift policies.
“The conveners of this mission are respected leaders from every corner of our nation, who have freely chosen service over comfort. We have set aside narrow interests for the common good. The road will be uphill. Sacrifice will be demanded. Those threatened by democracy will resist it. Still, we advance calmly and courageously together as a formidable team. “What makes the ADC different is simple: We will be a party of purpose and determination, not impulses but an institution that champions democratic values and a culture of accountability and responsibility across its organs and in every government it forms.”
He explained that the opposition party is “a Pan-African, people-oriented and problem-solving movement,” which is sensitive to the needs of every segment of the society.
He promised that the party would convert empathy into policy and policy into results.
According to him, “To do this, we will build a party that outlives us all. Other parties revolve around individuals; the ADC will revolve around rules, policies, programmes, people and results. We will insist on team spirit, collaboration and internal democracy. The supremacy we seek is the supremacy of our constitution and institutions-over everything, including personality, improvisation and idiosyncrasy.”
Mark, who decried alleged attempts to bend the legislature and the judiciary to the will of the executive, promised that the ADC, if elected, would defend the doctrine of separation of power and deliver good governance.
“As a former President of the Senate, I am alarmed by attempts, subtle and crude, to bend the legislature and judiciary to the will of the executive.
The ADC will defend the separation of powers, restore legislative and judicial independence and strengthen oversight, so that budgets serve the public interest, not private appetites.
“We will end the culture of parallel budgets and extra-budgetary manoeuvres by enforcing strict and transparent planning, timely appropriations and rigorous auditing.
“The judiciary must again be a refuge for every citizen. We will back independent, efficient and trusted bench-appointments on merit, transparent case management, time-bound rulings and a bias for justice over empty technicalities.
“Nigerians are tired of slogans and statistics that do not translate into their welfare: food, power, jobs, and safety. We will focus on what works. We will pursue price stability and productivity through credible, rules-based coordination of fiscal and monetary policy. We will deliver reliable power supply by expanding power generation, fixing transmission bottlenecks and rewarding distribution performance.
“We will secure our food supply by supporting farmers and agricultural value chains from inputs and storage to processing and markets. We will back small businesses and industry with affordable, performance-tied credit and local content that creates jobs, not rent. And we will shine a bright light on every Naira, no parallel budgets, no black-box spending and no sacred cows,” the ADC chairman stated.
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