2019: ADC newly found bride for most Nigerians —Former Reps member

A former member of the House of Representatives, Mr Wale Adegoke has described the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as the new bride in the nation’s political landscape, noting that Nigerians were fed up with the governance provided by both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the past years.

According to Adegoke, Nigerians, across all states, were embracing the ADC because of its opposition to having godfathers and moneybags dictate its affairs and its convincing vision for the youth, women and all Nigerians, in general.

Noting that the ADC was being formed into a formidable block by people of like ideas, he avowed that the ADC will, in the forthcoming general election, win several governorship seats as well as the presidential seat.

Adegoke, in the conversation with TribuneOnline, said what was imperative was for Nigerians to choose their leaders with the right conscience and be ready to defend their votes, for people-centred leaders to emerge at all levels.

“Power belongs to God. The voice of man is the voice of God. The direction of the people on the street is that they are thinking ADC, having tried other parties. The new crop of people in the ADC is not playing politics in the usual way of godfatherism.

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“The ADC that we joined from CNM is for the youth, the women and for all Nigerians. There will be a dialogue to know the suffering of the people before we now come up with what is sellable to the people, it will not be drafted by one person.

“The ADC is the party with a conscience, building a new foundation for the country such that we begin to behave like a developed country, where everyone will be equal. It will not be a jamboree where people that are not fortunate to be born in a particular area will say they don’t have hope.

“The people steering the ship of this party are God-fearing people who will hold it and know that they will give an account of their stewardship to man and to God. The ADC in Oyo State being led by Chief Olayiwola Olakojo and some of us have a conscience and you will see a big difference when this party comes to power from the federal to state and local and ward level.

“There is a ray of hope and a lot of people are joining from other parties. Our ideals cannot be changed and when people with the same ideas come together, they form a block that cannot be moved. If you vote and stand by your vote, nothing will happen.

“I believe in the Almighty God and that he is in the affairs of the country. We have seen people want to turn themselves to emperors, you see how God managed such, moreover, people are praying.

“If you don’t have good intention for this country, be ready to face the wrath of the Almighty God, because people are dying on a daily basis and you don’t have two heads. I know that in 2019, people will stand by their PVCs and I wonder in how many states they will deploy 30,000 security personnel to.

“If in 2019, we keep our eyes open and are ready to defend our votes and we are able to educate our people to look for good people to thumbprint for, this will really help us. If we continue to shout and pray for the judiciary that ills be corrected, nobody will want to toe that line again, as somebody will be disgraced,” Adegoke said.