African Democratic Congress (ADC), Delta State chapter has described the coalition of political parties that formed it as an unstoppable movement that would be similar to the Obidient Movement of 2023.
Briefing newsmen at the end of a stakeholders' meeting in Asaba, leaders of the party said ADC will produce the next governor of the state in 2027.
A leader, Mr. Anthony Omonigho announced the entry of the party into Delta State's political arena, with a pledge to drive quality and purposeful leadership if given the mandate to govern the state in 2027.
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He pointed out that ADC was coming clean without any baggage and would be fielding persons of integrity, who would selflessly serve the people, for the various elective positions, with a view to providing the needed template to rewriting the political history of the country for good.
The party leader explained that competence of candidates would be taken seriously for elected leaders and taken precedence over rotation of power, which he noted tended to promote mediocrity and bad leadership.
While rating the performance of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori administration average, he maintained that Deltans deserved a better deal than they were presently getting considering the huge resources at the disposal of government.
"We are not afraid of the challenges, we shall tackle them. We are politically sophisticated,
ADC is going to commence revalidation of members, registration of members with aggressive membership drive," Omonigho said.
Corroborating, another leader, Hon Ozeghe Lawrence, alleged that leadership in the country was in the wrong hands and ADC had come to change the narrative and lead the people aright.
He said the revalidation of members and an aggressive membership drive were underway to position the party for serious political activities ahead of the 2027 election, adding that an internal mechanism was in place to handle issues that could lead to the creation of factions in the party in Delta State.
