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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has made it clear that the goal of the current coalition negotiations is to forge a closer bond for Nigeria’s future rather than to focus on any one candidate, such as Atiku Abubakar or Peter Obi.

In an exclusive interview with DAILY POST on Tuesday, Bolaji Abdullahi, the spokesperson for the African Democratic Congress (ADC), disclosed this information.

“The coalition has nothing to do with either Peter Obi or Atiku. They are just members like many others. The focus is not on them. And of course, it is within anyone’s right to have political ambitions or to run for any position,” he said.

He went on to say that while there may be discussions about presidential aspirations on social media, these discussions are not taking place within the coalition.

In response to a question concerning whether the party would choose between the two well-liked politicians, Bolaji stated: “The party cannot align with one person and still call itself a party, that’s what happened to most of the other parties in the past. We don’t have a preferred candidate. When the time comes, we’ll follow a democratic process and allow members to decide.”

He clarified that the ADC’s main goals are to fortify the party throughout Nigeria and develop its organizational framework.

“Nobody is talking about a presidential candidate at the moment. Our focus is on growing the party.”

Many Northern political leaders who feel ignored by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have joined the coalition, according to Bolaji, who spoke about the ADC’s operations in northern Nigeria.

“All the people who were in APC and are not happy with how things are going are in this coalition now. The majority of our leaders are from the North. The North knows it doesn’t want this APC government to continue because of how they’ve been treated.

“If you look back at the last two years and the way the government has made life hard, you’ll see that ADC is the only real alternative.”

Nigerians should have faith in the party, he said.

“The ruling party is punishing the people. ADC wants to free Nigerians from that suffering. No one wants to go through this again for another four years,” he concluded.

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