‘How I Was Offered 3 Ministerial Slots to Reject Coalition From Adopting ADC’: Ralph Nwosu Opens Up
- Former National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ralph Nwosu, narrated how he was approached to stop the coalition from adopting the party
- Nwosu said he was offered three ministerial slots to decline the use of ADC as the coalition party ahead of the 2027 election
- Legit.ng reported that Nwosu had formally handed over the ADC leadership to former Senate President David Mark and Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola
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FCT, Abuja - Former national chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ralph Nwosu, said he was offered three ministerial slots by 2027 to reject the idea of using ADC as the coalition party.
Nwosu said that some senior government officials made the promise for him to deny the opposition coalition the use of the party as their platform.
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As reported by Arise News, he stated this while speaking at the last NEC that officially handed over the affairs of ADC to the Mark-led executive.
“Some people tried to discourage us with promises of automatic ministerial appointments. They want to give me three ministerial slots so that I can take one and give two to others thatchoosee.
“But I said no. I chose a democratic future of Nigeria. Nigeria cannot be a one-party state after all we did to ensure that the military was exited from governance and returned to the barracks.”
Nwosu said the ADC will take over power from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027.
He described the ADC as “the government in waiting” with the largest membership.
“By rejecting the offers, the ADC is now the party with the largest membership. ADC is now the government in waiting, with 28 senators and more than 60 members of the House of Representatives
“ADC grew from one small party to a very large party now. Nigerians have shown that they detest what the party in government is doing right now.”
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Saraki denies asking supporters to join ADC
Recall that former Senate president Bukola Saraki denied the report of asking his supporters to join the coalition bridge, ADC.
Saraki, who is the chairman of the PDP reconciliation committee, urged his supporters to remain in the party and expressed confidence that the ongoing efforts would be fruitful.
The former Kwara governor's comment came amid alignment and realignment between politicians ahead of the 2027 general election.
PDP blasts ADC, mentions plan for Tinubu
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the Peoples Democratic Party slammed the interim national publicity secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi.
The PDP urged Abdullahi to stop using the platform of the ADC to attack the PDP instead of addressing serious national issues.
In a statement on Tuesday, the PDP asserted that despite the recent gale of defections, it remains Nigeria's main opposition party, and its goal is to challenge Bola Tinubu in the 2027 elections.
Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.
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