The African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Ebonyi State has inaugurated its State Transition Committee ahead of its ward, local government, and state congresses, warning members against sabotaging the party’s efforts to position itself for victory in the 2027 general elections.
The state leader of the party, Sunday Opoke, said the ADC is determined to “rescue Nigeria from the ditch and depth of poverty, insecurity, impunity, bad governance, and corruption,” which he claimed have eroded the country’s social and economic systems.
Opoke, who was the 2023 governorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in Ebonyi State, cautioned party members against betrayal, sabotage, and internal wrangling.
He alleged that some individuals currently parading themselves as ADC leaders in the state are government loyalists bent on frustrating efforts to reposition the party.
According to him, Nigeria is on the brink of collapse, with once-functional institutions deteriorating steadily.
“Everything we used to know as functional in this country has been eroded. Today, if you are in a government school, it is as if you are not in school. In our time, it was the reverse. Today, there is no functional health system. Poverty is widespread. We are under what can best be described as kleptocratic governance,” he said.
He added that Nigerians cannot afford to remain passive while the nation declines, stressing that the ADC emerged to provide credible leadership and restore hope.
“Let me make it clear: anyone here pretending to be in ADC while working for APC, PDP, or any other party is in the wrong place,” Opoke warned.
He further alleged that the Ebonyi State Government had strategically planted loyalists within the ADC to hijack its structures.
According to him, in several local government areas, individuals parading as ADC executives are political appointees serving as personal assistants to commissioners, special assistants to council chairmen, or coordinators of development centres under the current administration.
He said the situation has created confusion and discouraged prospective members who are willing to join what he described as a genuine movement for change.