Promoter and Chief Convener of the Alternative, a pan Nigerian Movement, Otunba Segun Showunmi, on Thursday, described the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a coalition of commotion, confusion and corruption.
Daily Trust reports opposition leaders on Wednesday adopted ADC as a platform for a coalition pushing to unseat President Bola Tinubu in the next election.
Former Senate President, David Mark and a two – time governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, were respectively enthroned as the Interim National Chairman and Secretary of the party.
Speaking at the Southwest Town hall meeting of the Alternative in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Showunmi, a former spokesperson of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, described the platform as a coalition of corruption and mismanagement.
He said what Nigerians need is a reorientation about change of attitude to voting and electoral process.
“It’s the right of politicians to do whatever they want to do but it’s the duty of citizens to look at them and say, you have done this kind of trick one time too many.
“That party, the ADC, has been in existence for sometimes. Some of our people have been there and they even have contested issue around their Chairmanship.
“Yet, today, you have left your own party and you have rushed in there. If you go there quietly like decent people so that you don’t carry the same character you had in your party to destroy your party into a new forum, people would have respected you.
“But what are you doing? You’re huffing and puffing as if the party does not have members before. Who will follow such people?
“So, when people ask me what I have to say about the coalition or whatever they call it? I will just say, the merry-go-round of the musical chair they have been doing since 1992 did not work them and will not work now,” he said.
The PDP Chieftain said Nigerians have up to next year to decide if they will re-elect President Bola Tinubu or not.
He, however, ruled out the leaders in the coalition, saying it will be a waste of time if Nigerians entrust them with power.
“In the meantime, we may not know who can to be fit in, but we know these ones can not do anything. It will be a waste of everybody’s time even if they try it,” he said.
Showunmi, who’s a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), said the Alternative was created to deepen Nigerian democracy.
He said the movement set out to tackle issues voters apathy, votes – buying, division among Nigerians, emphasising the need to present credible and qualified aspirant as the country’s leader.
In his remarks, the Public Secretary of Labour Party (LP), Abayomi Arabambi, said Nigeria needs coalition with progressive-mindedness, saying Nigerians must reject repackaging of “political despots” as saviours.
“We must all come together to salvage the country,” he said.
