The National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of intolerance and weaponising state power to stifle dissenting voices across the country.
Speaking on Saturday at the unveiling of the ADC Secretariat in Ilorin, Kwara State, Aregbesola said the APC’s greed and incompetence had left Nigerians mired in hunger, insecurity, and infrastructural decay.
“Under the current administration, hunger has taken over the land. Governance has been reduced to personal enrichment and political intimidation. Nigerians are suffering because of leadership failure at all levels under the APC,” he said.
The former Minister of Interior alleged that the party had turned oppressive towards opposition figures, describing its conduct as “undemocratic and insecure.”
“If the APC is confident of its strength, it would not be hounding and haunting opposition members everywhere,” Aregbesola said, calling the ADC “a party of conscience and service” and “the only credible alternative” ahead of the 2027 general elections.
He added, “The hatred of Nigerians for the ruling party is obvious, and the party that will harvest that unpopularity is the ADC.”
Former Kwara State governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, who also spoke at the event, said the new ADC Secretariat signalled “a new chapter” in the state’s political evolution.
“This is the beginning of a new direction in our political experience. The ADC is poised to entrench a party that reflects the true aspirations of Kwarans,” Ahmed said.
ADC National Publicity Secretary and former Minister of Youth and Sports, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, dismissed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as “a dead party awaiting its obituary,” arguing that the ADC was now the only viable opposition to the APC.
“The question is no longer whether Kwarans want the APC; that question has been answered. They don’t. The question now is whether we can convince them that ADC is the only alternative—and that’s exactly what we’ll do,” Abdullahi said.
He also decried worsening insecurity across Kwara communities, warning that attacks had crippled farming and displaced rural livelihoods.
“Our people can no longer farm safely. The government must do more to restore peace and protect lives,” he said.
