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ADC: Learn from Americans, Reject APC; Atiku Overwhelmed by Massive Crowd at Sokoto Rally
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African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on Nigerians to draw lessons from Tuesday’s midterm elections in the United States, where the people voted against the ruling Republican Party, in what is considered a decisive rebuke of the ruling party’s leadership and unpopular economic policies.
In a statement by ADC National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party said the US election outcome demonstrated that the greatest power in any democracy belonged not to the president or the ruling party, but to ordinary citizens armed with their votes.
Meanwhile, ADC Presidential Campaign Council described the reception accorded its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, yesterday in Sokoto as a powerful expression of public anger against the President Bola Tinubu administration and the growing support for ADC’s promise to make life affordable again.
ADC stated, “Americans have shown that when politicians become arrogant, when policies punish ordinary people, and when those in power mistake popularity for a permanent licence to govern, the ballot box remains the ultimate instrument of accountability.
“American voters understand something Nigerians must also learn: elections are about the welfare of the citizens, not sentiments, political loyalties or personality cults. No leader is bigger than the people, and no political party is entitled to power forever.”
ADC stated that Nigerians had endured years of unprecedented economic hardship, worsening insecurity, and disappearing opportunities under the Tinubu-led APC government, yet they were being asked to reward the same party with another mandate.
The party said, in the statement, “We cannot continue to complain about the cost of living while voting for a president who has made life unaffordable. We cannot demand security while rewarding failure. We cannot earnestly yearn for change while sustaining the very political system responsible for our collective impoverishment.
“History beckons in 2027. Our voters’ cards must become instruments of change, not souvenirs of citizenship. Nigerians must turn out massively and vote for their own interests.
“The ADC and its candidates are offering Nigerians a clear alternative: Make Nigeria Affordable Again. Make Nigeria Safe Again. Give Nigerians Jobs Again.
“If Americans can use their votes to demand better, Nigerians can do the same. In 2027, let our votes speak louder than the APC-induced suffering.”
Atiku Overwhelmed by Sokoto Rally Crowd
ADC Presidential Campaign Council described the reception accorded Atiku in Sokoto as a powerful expression of public anger against the Tinubu administration and growing support for the party.
The ADC campaign was flagged off in Sokoto before a mammoth crowd that lined the route from Sultan Muhammad III International Airport to the party’s state secretariat.
According to a statement by Director of Strategic Communication, ADC Presidential Campaign Council, Phrank Shaibu, the motorcade took three and a half hours to reach the rally venue as men and women, young and old, including mothers, gathered to welcome and accompany Atiku.