The Interim National Publicity Secretary of African Democratic Congress, ADC, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, has asked the electorate to rally round it to win the 2027 general elections, assuring that prices of petroleum products would be drastically reduced, while the harsh hunger currently biting would be banished from the country.
Abdullahi, who was Minister of Youths and Sports Development, said this in an interview with journalists in Ilorin, yesterday.
He said: “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.
“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.
“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 “
On the emergence of ADC, he said: “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.
Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the Interim National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), alleged that the current administration was intentionally creating divisions within opposition parties to prevent any formidable challenge in the 2027 elections. He stated this while speaking with journalists in Ilorin, explaining that those in power were aware that Nigerians no longer wanted them due to the severe hunger and hardship across the country.
He noted that instead of addressing the economic crisis and growing poverty, the ruling party had focused on destabilising other parties such as the PDP, SDP, ANPP, and Labour Party to weaken them ahead of the next general election. He said this was the reason many dignified politicians had come together to form the ADC, as they did not want the people responsible for the nation’s current chaos to continue ruining it.
Abdullahi explained that the ADC, if given the people’s mandate in 2027, would prioritise tackling hunger in the country, as he understood what it meant to experience starvation. He further indicated that the party would drastically reduce fuel prices to ease the burden on Nigerians, noting that the current high cost of petroleum products had made it difficult for citizens to make profit in their businesses. He added that the ADC would also place strong emphasis on addressing insecurity to ensure Nigerians felt safe once again.