The Professional-Chancellor of the Federal School of Training, Ididep, Ibiono LGA, Akwa Ibom State, Mr Cletus Obun, has famous that many of the key dignitaries of the coalition within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) should not folks to imagine.
In an interview, Obun, who’s a stalwart of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State, questioned the credibility of key members, together with Atiku Abubakar, Boss Mustapha, former Governor of Kaduna State El Rufai, amongst others.
He famous that these politicians had beforehand jumped ship from their political endeavors, sustaining that the ADC Coalition is a congregation of energy seekers aiming to regain political relevance.
Obun mentioned the ADC Coalition lacks the momentum and consistency wanted to make a major impression on the political panorama.
“We’re not coping with something new. Verify each one who is outstanding in that coalition; they’ve all held one place or the opposite within the final 24 years. So, we’ve got one thing to evaluate them by. Their data converse for themselves.”
The one-time chairman of the defunct Motion Congress of Nigeria (ACN) within the state expressed skepticism concerning the coalition’s potential to problem the APC.
He described it as “good for political optics” however missing in substance.
Obun, nonetheless, conceded that the APC wants a robust and virile opposition, however that the ADC Coalition is “too diluted” to be efficient.
He additionally conceded {that a} one-party system is inconceivable in Nigeria, given the nation’s subtle and sophisticated nature.
“The coalition is due for political expression, nevertheless it received’t yield any tangible advantages, both to the people or to Nigeria.
“What we’re seeing is a congregation of energy mongers merely looking for methods to grow to be related once more, reinvent themselves, and rewrite their very own historical past,” Obun mentioned.
He mentioned, “Nigerians are too politically aware and enlightened to be eroded right into a one-party system. A weak opposition drifts you into complacency and underperformance. You want opposition to carry out.”
