A former Adamawa governorship candidate, Dr. Umar Arɗo, has declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC) must be voted out in 2027, insisting that the ruling party and its allies have “woefully” failed Nigerians and lack the moral right to remain in power.
In a statement issued on Friday, Arɗo said that since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999, the country had been on a “relentless drift into economic bankruptcy, political instability, social unrest, and disunity”, despite its vast human and material resources.
“By all human standards, Nigeria ought to be in the league of highly developed nations, proudly standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the world’s most advanced economies. Instead, we languish in the abyss of poverty, insecurity, hunger, instability, and disillusionment”, he lamented.
According to him, the tragedy of Nigeria’s democracy lies squarely on the shoulders of a “visionless, venal, corrupt, and insensitive political class” that has “milked the nation dry, looted the treasury, and sown the seeds of ethnic and religious divisions to perpetuate themselves in power.”
Arɗo announced that he and other “like-minded patriots” had successfully registered a new political platform, the All Democratic Alliance (ADA), which has received provisional approval from the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC).
He described the party as “Nigeria’s Ark of Noah”, a platform designed to rally patriotic elites, professionals, women, and youth to rescue the country from the grip of APC, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and other recycled politicians.
“ADA is not just another party – it is the moral rebirth of our nation! It is the rallying point for every patriotic Nigerian who still believes in truth, justice, service, and sacrifice”, Arɗo said.
He vowed that ADA would not follow the “tokenism” of the existing parties, insisting that women and youth occupy over 50 percent of the party’s manifesto and developmental agenda.
He accused Nigeria’s political establishment of reducing youths to “foot soldiers of violence” while systematically sidelining women despite their proven track record in education, healthcare, agriculture, and governance.
“Silence is no longer golden; it is betrayal! Indifference is no longer safe; it is cowardice,” he warned, urging Nigerians to rise and wrest power from what he described as “political predators”.
Arɗo stressed that the 2027 elections must mark a turning point for Nigeria, warning that another electoral cycle dominated by APC and PDP would be a “death sentence” for the survival of the country.
“The recycled politicians of APC, PDP, and others have failed, and failed woefully. Their continued grip on power is a death sentence for Nigeria’s survival as a nation. But a new dawn is possible – if patriotic Nigerians unite under ADA.
“This is no longer a choice; it is a duty. To stand aside is to betray Nigeria. To join hands is to save her. Let history remember us not as the generation that watched Nigeria die, but as the one that rose, united, and gave her a new lease of life”, he stated.
