Opposition Coalition Not About Tinubu But Nigerians – Ex-ADC Chair
Former National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ralph Nwosu, says the newly formed opposition coalition is not targeted at President Bola Tinubu but aims to rescue Nigeria from what he described as worsening governance under the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Speaking on Arise Television on Sunday, Nwosu said the coalition chose ADC as its platform to provide Nigerians with a credible alternative ahead of the 2027 general elections.
According to him, the goal is to tackle the despair, hunger and economic stagnation caused by the current administration.
“The coalition is not only targeted at Tinubu. Tinubu as a person — we don’t have any problem with him, but with the administration of the country.
“The way APC has gone so far, no Nigerian, not just the people in politics, no Nigerian is happy,” he said.
Nwosu said he conducted an informal survey across churches, motor parks, airports and roadside food joints which all pointed to widespread suffering.
“I did a survey from the church to the motor park to the airport to the bukas where I eat. Everybody — you can see it — despair, hunger,” he said.
He criticised the government for enriching the elite while ordinary citizens suffer.
“The people in government are living fat, building mansions and vacationing in all parts of the world, and spending money like never before.”
Nwosu condemned the government’s spending priorities, citing the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project.
“We are spending N15 trillion — now revalued to over N20 trillion — on a road that cannot be completed or used in under 20 years. What kind of government is that?
“The coalition is organic. It’s not about me. It’s not about people contesting for one thing or another. It’s about Nigerians. This is not the democracy our heroes fought for.”
Nwosu concluded by saying if late democracy icons were alive, they would have supported the movement.
“If Abiola was alive today, he would join the coalition. If Shehu Musa Yar’Adua was alive today, he would join the coalition,” he said.
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