THE National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Chief Ralph Nwosu, said the All Progressive Congress (APC) will kill the practice of democracy in Nigeria if re-elected to power in 2019 general elections.
Chief Nwosu, while speaking at a meeting of South-South zonal leaders of the party In Yenagoa, said with the hight of insecurity across the country, it is only ADC that has the magic wand to save Nigeria from total collapse beyond 2019.
He said with the selective fight against corruption the government led by APC has adopted, he is not in doubt that Nigeria’s democracy is under threat and needs urgent attention at reviving.
Nwosu alleged that his party has uncovered a plot by the ruling party to offer crude oil blocs and huge sums of money to top in a bid to stop them from giving the ADC the support it needs to unseat the incumbent President, Muhammad Buhari, in the 2019 Presidential election.
According to Nwosu, “though the past few days have been challenging since the party was adopted for the rescue Nigeria project because the ruling party, APC, is becoming more desperate than it ever was to stop us from rescuing Nigerians.
“When ADC was adopted by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, they have been seeking ways to collect our only elected state assembly member, Hon. Gabriel Ogbara, in Bayelsa. They have tried to use Oil wells and blocs to lure him to APC, but he has since declined.
“All these was to give an excuse that ADC doesn’t have an elected official and should be scrapped. They want us to deny Obasanjo. They tried to bribe me with 10million dollars, they know my integrity, but I turned their offer down.”
The ADC national Chairman also noted with dismay the manner the ruling party has damaged the image of Nigeria through poor trade agreement signed with countries like China and its neighbours.
“Whenever I go to China, Singapore or other Asian countries, their nationals see us as a nation seeking aid and loans. They now say that our country has become lazy to the extent that we depend on China and other Asian Nations to do everything for us.”
In a communique issued at the end of the meeting, the leaders of ADC in the South-South region led by the National Vice Chairman of South-South zone, Sir Aiyegbeni Age, have been charged to take the Rescue Nigeria Message to all communities in their zone.
Speaking on behalf of the South-South leaders, Age said “the ADC in the south south has an open door policy and welcomes all well-meaning youths, women, professionals and leaders in all fields to join the party as members, supporters, office aspirants and technocrats and express themselves freely, that is our mentality. The ADC south South pledge to be a mod to all in Nigeria and our strategy is work with great commitment and zeal.”
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