The African Democratic Congress has positioned itself as Nigeria’s political alternative, promising to significantly reduce fuel prices and eliminate hunger if elected in the 2027 general elections.
The party’s Interim National Publicity Secretary and former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, outlined these commitments during a press briefing in Ilorin.
Abdullahi asserted that current economic hardships have made Nigerians receptive to change. “The most important thing is that our job is half done with current hunger in the land. The major task we have is how to convince Nigerians that we are the alternative,” he stated. He emphasized that suffering citizens have rejected the ruling All Progressives Congress, saying, “What is clear is that Nigerians don’t want APC anymore. Any Nigerian that is suffering today knows that they don’t want APC anymore.”
The ADC leader explained the party’s formation as a direct response to what he termed the APC government’s failed policies. He highlighted how fuel price increases have devastated small businesses, noting, “The vulcanizer that needs fuel for his tyre pumping machine knows how much effect it is having on him now.” Abdullahi accused the APC of systematically weakening opposition parties to maintain power, claiming they had “ruptured” established parties including PDP, SDP, ANPP and LP.
Abdullahi presented ADC’s three-point agenda focused on urgent national priorities. First, the party promises to eliminate hunger, with Abdullahi drawing from personal experience: “I had tasted hunger before, so I know what it feels like to be starved.”
Second, they pledge to substantially reduce fuel prices, addressing current challenges where “one cannot make profit in business.” Third, the party vows to tackle insecurity, citing deteriorating safety in previously peaceful Kwara State communities like Patigi, Ifelodun and Babanla.
The ADC spokesman positioned the party as a coalition of experienced politicians united to rescue Nigeria. “In this party, we have politicians from PDP, SDP, NNPP, LP. By God’s grace, we are so focused on returning peace and comfortability back to Nigeria,” Abdullahi stated. His remarks come amid growing economic discontent, with the ADC seeking to capitalize on voter frustration ahead of the next electoral cycle.
