The Action Democratic Party, ADP says it has concluded through Memorandum of Understanding, MoU an alliance with 16 other parties in the country over 2023 elections in Nigeria.
The Leader of the party in Abia State and National Treasurer of the party, Pst. Okey Udoh disclosed this in Umuahia weekend, disclosing that the party has been in consultation to form MoU called 3rd Force with about 16 other parties.
He said ADP is one of the solid parties in the country since 2019, even before PDP and not part of IPAC, pointing out “the party is going for a merger that will produce the best candidates”, adding “but whenever that occurs, ADP will not lose its identity”.
“ADP can always stand on its own and cannot be swallowed by others who can only come and join. Such alliance will not swallow the identity of ADP”, he assured.
He further stated that In partnership with state governors, ADP is trying to build African Diplomatic Institute for research on African democracy that will afford researchers the opportunity to know more about the African model of democracy.
On its congresses, Pst Udoh said the party has done its state and LGA congresses disclosing that by July, the party will consider “consensus election” to avoid problems.
ADP he said is not just in Nigeria to play politics, but to change the narrative and has incorporated the disabled, assuring further that the indigent are also accommodated.
The ADP National Treasurer regretted that in Abia, the state budget is worst managed, stating “Only in the state will leaders go to the senate to know how our money will be managed”.
He acknowledged that uncountable challenges like finance confronts party since it is not in power, adding however that the party is managing through contributions and personal sacrifices, while other parties in power use public fund to push away others. He further regretted that the parties in power pull down billboards of it’s party members across the country.
Talking about his home state, Pst. Udoh said “Abia can conveniently stand with Rivers State or challenge Lagos in terms of internally generated revenue, IGR, but that “It takes the political will to do that. ADP can stand up and beat our chest as we can make it. We are not like PDP or APC, we will do it”.
He scored the state “anything less than zero” in development, especially as the state’s treasures are wasted, assuring that ADP will not impose leaders on the people when they takeover Government House, Umuahia come 2023.
Earlier in his speech, the state chairman of the party, Deacon Benjamin Arisa informed faithful in the state, “We are in for serious business” and urged them to go all out with their full minds, adding “We understand the politics of Abia and ADP is an alternative. We are going to start a fight. The change of government in Abia state is ripe, we have the alternative and we are not coming as an individual but as a group”.
