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The Africa Democratic Congress (ADC) has hinted at its plans to merge with another political party in the country to mount a common front to dislodge the ruling All Progressives Congress from power in 2027.
The National Chairman of the ADC, Chief Ralphs Nwosu, disclosed this at a press conference in Abuja, on Wednesday.
Nwosu said the APC had failed and plunged Nigeria into crisis, adding that the opposition would not sit idle and watch the alleged downward spiral of the nation.
He said, “The state of the nation is nothing to talk about. It is saddening and arouses morbid fear. Therefore, instead of wasting our time engaging in futile debates with those in government, we should continue to strategise on ways to develop a new political system and come together to create a collaborative, value-driven ecosystem that prioritises our people and country.
“We certainly need a new beginning. Pointing fingers of recrimination is not what transformational leaders do,” he said, adding that 22 political parties had joined hands with the ADC to build a new mega party.
“We have resolved to work with all political leaders that appreciate the need for coming together for a new Nigeria.
“We discriminate against none; our commitment is a new Nigeria that will lead our dear continent out of its present abyss.”
Consequently, Prof. Pat Utomi, and more recently the ADC had contemplated the formation of a mega party to dislodge the APC in 2027.
Reacting, the APC dismissed the threat of a merger of opposition parties displacing the ruling party.
While describing the ADC as an obscure party struggling for relevance, the Senior Special Assistant to the APC National Chairman on Public Enlightenment, Chief Oliver Okpala said, “ADC as a party has no followership and has not won any single election in this country. So how they now be talking about a merger?
