2023: Rising poverty may lead to uprising, Mogahlu warns

 

African Democratic Congress (ADC), Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, has warned of the prospect of a social insurrection in the country if the rising poverty is not addressed.

Speaking Tuesday in Abuja at a parley organised by the party for the ADC presidential hopefuls themed “forging ahead, leading forward and knowledge-driven collegiate presidency”, Mogahlu said his fear was based on the teething poverty and deprivation among the downtrodden in the country.

The former deputy governor of the Centre Bank of Nigeria (CBN) who decried the appalling level of insecurity in the country blamed poor leadership for the unfortunate development.

The former envoy of the United Nations (UN) said the nation needs a visionary leader with the capacity to enhance nation building, national security, national economy and international relations.

Moghalu said Nigerians are faced with a historic choice to make in the 2023 poll to turn around their fortune for the better by voting into power a purposeful and visionary leader.

He said: “Nigeria is the first son of the black race and yet we have not been able to realise our potentials. We talk about leadership, I am running for President because the poverty in this country is simply too much to ignore anymore and if it continues it will lead to a social revolution I have no doubt about it, it will happen but it’s just matter of when.

“I am running for President because of all the young people of these country who have no job, meanwhile we are having more and more children one day their energies will translate into something very negative in this country.

“I am running for President because this country is so divided that it does not move from being a country to a nation. Ethnic division, religious division and all sought of divisions. So, I can say that I Mogahlu is what Nigerians need to fix this country.

Continuing, he noted: “In the general election, we are faced with a historic choice to make. It is not just an election of politics as usual. We all have a clear choice to make. Today in Nigeria life is cheap.

“You can’t travel from Abuja to kaduna with your eyes closed , there are no jobs for our young graduates, our schools are on strike, education in Nigeria had collapsed, poverty is rising beyond imaginable proportion, inflation is rising.

“Everything seems to be doing down. 2023 is the time to make the choice for a purposeful future. Yes leadership is the problem. I am that leader Nigeria needs. ADC is the party that will deliver that leadership.”

Dr Chike Okogwu who is one of the presidential aspirants decried the apathy by the elites towards active participation in the politics of the country.

He said the situation has thrown up those he termed as “brigands” occupying various elective seats to the detriment of Nigerians.

He said it behooves the elites to endeavour to actively participate in partisan politics and the electioneering process to reclaim their rightful place in the governance of the country.

Other ADC presidential aspirants at the event include: Chukwuka Monye, Dr. Mani Ibrahim, Joyce Ogochukwu Nsaka
Bishop Ify George Oforkans, Princess Chichi Ojei, Lady Angela Johnson, Dumebi Kachikwu and Muhammad Lamido.

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ADC Chairman Harps On Efficient Candidates Selection Process

 

 

Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Chief Ralph Okey Nwosu has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to take the candidate selection process seriously.

He stated this during ADC’s banquet and parley with its presidential aspirants with the theme: “Forging Ahead, Leading Forward and Knowledge-driven Collegiate Presidency,” held in Abuja.

According to him, the candidate selection process will help in shortlisting the right candidates with the necessary qualifications and skills.

“Two weeks ago when we had a meeting with INEC, I told them that the candidate selection process is the most important thing as far as our democracy is concerned because the fact that you will deliver a good election is as a product of who you’ve been able to get as the best President.

“If you want to employ the best chief executive for your organisation you have to take the selection process very well, but the system here, they want to rush everything” Nwosu stated.

“Nigerians are suffering, and the party intends to build a country by creating jobs for the unemployed”.

“It is now left to Nigerians to vote any party that can correct the rot in the system

The foremost political party (ADC) has been able to produce 11 presidential hopefuls, which are, Dr. Mani Ibrahim, Hon. Joyce Ogochukwu Nsaka, Dr. Chike Okogwu, Lady Angela Johnson, Dr Chukwuka Monye, Princess Chichi Ojei.
Others are, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, Hon. Dumebi Kachikwu, Bishop Ify-George Oforkansi, Dr. Muhammed Lamido and Dr. Favour Ayodele.

By Georgina Humphrey

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2023: ADC urges INEC to adopt candidate selection process

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From Charity Nwakaudu, Abuja

The African Democratic Congress (ADC), has ahead of the 2023 general elections urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to adopt candidate selection process.

The Chairman of the party, Chief Ralph Okey Nwosu 0istated this during the ADC’s banquet and national parley with ADC presidential hopefuls, with the theme: “Forging Ahead, Leading Forward and Knowledge-driven Collegiate Presidency,” held in Abuja.

He explained that the candidate selection process will help Nigeria and Nigerians in the shortlisting of right candidates with the necessary qualifications and skill set to for any political seat.

“Two weeks ago when we had a meeting with INEC, I told them that the candidate selection process is the most important thing as far as our democracy is concerned. Because the fact that you will deliver a good election is as a product of who you’ve been able to get as the best President.

“This is a part of our continuous screening and candidate selection process. If you want to employ the best chief executive for your organisation you have to take the selection process very well, but the system here, they want to rush everything.

“What we’ve done, we don’t have so much resources, but for the first time we believe this is our time, after almost 24 years, a whole generation of the life of this country, 24 years of PDP and APC.

Nigerians are suffering, our country has gotten so low but we’ve deliberately taken out time to build a party to take charge.

“It is now left to Nigerians to know if this party is ready to take charge. That’s what we’ve done today, and I feel excited.

“Even if we have 1,000 persons contesting the elections only one person will be the President. The only party that is not a one man party is ADC.he said.

The foremost political party (ADC) has been able to culminate 11 presidential hopefuls, which are, Dr. Mani Ibrahim, Hon. Joyce Ogochukwu Nsaka, Dr. Chike Okogwu, Lady Angela Johnson, Dr Chukwuka Monye, Princess Chichi Ojei.Others are, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, Hon. Dumebi Kachikwu, Bishop Ify-George Oforkansi, Dr. Muhammed Lamido, Dr. Favour Ayodele.

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2023 Elections: ADC holds national parley with presidential hopefuls

 

 

By Palma Ileye

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Chief Ralph Okey Nwosu has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to embrace candidate selection process.

Nwosu stated this during the ADC’s banquet and national parley with ADC presidential hopefuls, with the theme: “Forging Ahead, Leading Forward and Knowledge-driven Collegiate Presidency,” held in Abuja.

According to him, the candidate selection process will help Nigeria and Nigerians in shortlisting of the right candidates with the necessary qualifications and skill set to for any political seat.

His words, “Two weeks ago when we had a meeting with INEC, I told them that the candidate selection process is the most important thing as far as our democracy is concerned. Because the fact that you will deliver a good election is as a product of who you’ve been able to get as the best President.

“This is a part of our continuous screening and candidate selection process. If you want to employ the best chief executive for your organisation you have to take the selection process very well, but the system here, they want to rush everything.

“What we’ve done, we don’t have so much resources, but for the first time we believe this is our time, after almost 24 years, a whole generation of the life of this country, 24 years of PDP and APC. Nigerians are suffering, our country has gotten so low but we’ve deliberately taken out time to build a party to take charge.

“It is now left to Nigerians to
know if this party is ready to take charge. That’s what we’ve done today, and I feel excited.

“Even if we have 1,000 persons contesting the elections only one person will be the President. The only party that is not a one man party is ADC.”

The foremost political party, ADC, has been able to culminate 11 presidential hopefuls, which are, Dr. Mani Ibrahim, Hon. Joyce Ogochukwu Nsaka, Dr. Chike Okogwu, Lady Angela Johnson, Dr Chukwuka Monye, Princess Chichi Ojei.
Others are, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, Hon. Dumebi Kachikwu, Bishop Ify-George Oforkansi, Dr. Muhammed Lamido, Dr. Favour Ayodele.

-nigerianpilot.news

 

NEWS ‘Osinbajo’s declaration, a huge joke’, says ADC Chairman, Nwosu

 

 

By Sunny Green Itodo

 ADC Nigerian News reports that the National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr. Ralphs Nwosu, has described Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s declaration of interest to run for the office of President in 2023 as a “huge joke”.

Osinbajo had officially made known his intention to succeed his boss, President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.

But Nwosu in a personally signed statement, on Monday warned Nigerians not to be deceived by the declaration of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to run for the office of President in 2023.

The ADC Chairman who acknowledged the constitutional right of Osinbajo to make the declaration. However, said it is an insult on Nigerians seeing that President Muhammdu Buhari’s administration for which he has been an integral part has failed woefully to deliver on all its promises.

He said that neither Osinbajo nor the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirants have anything to new to contribute in alleviating the suffering of the masses which they have aggravated in the last seven years.

“Osinbajo is Buhari and Buhari is Osinbajo. Osinbajo cannot promise to achieve what Buhari failed to achieve in the last seven years and expect Nigerians to take him serious,” he declared.

He urged Nigerians not to again place their trust in the APC and any of its aspirants, saying the ADC is poised to offer the much needed transformational leadership through young and dynamic candidates at all levels during the 2023 general elections.

“Osinbajo and Buhari have failed the litmus test of leadership. An Osinbajo presidency will be worse than the present administration of Buhari as VP would remain the voice of Jacob with Buhari as the hand of Esau, if elected by Nigerians.

“Which policy initiated by Buhari and Osinbajo has benefitted Nigerians? Today, terrorists have dismembered key states and local governments from the country under the watch of Buhari/Osinbajo.

“Yet Osinbajo promises to restore security and grow the economy! Nigerians will be going back to Egypt should they elect Osinbajo who has cooperated with a president that has ruined the nation’s economy through knee-jerk policies.

“Nigeria has been rated the poverty capital of the world, is that what Osinbajo wants to continue? The price of fuel, electricity tariffs, transport fares and cost of food items are beyond the reach of average Nigerians. Yet Osinbajo wants to continue. God forbid,” Nwosu said.

He urged Osinbajo to complete his Vice President’s tenure and retire quietly to Ikenne in Ogun State. The ADC is ready to offer the kind of leadership that has eluded the country in the last seven years.

-daybreakng.com

 

Politics Osinbajo’s declaration: Don’t be deceived, ADC Chairman, Nwosu, tells Nigerians

  

As reactions continue to trail Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s 2023 presidential declaration on Monday, the National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr. Ralphs Nwosu, warned Nigerians not to be deceived by the declaration.

Nwosu who acknowledged the constitutional right of Osinbajo to make the declaration in a statement in Abuja, however, urged Nigerians to regard the action as a huge joke.

He described Osinbajo’s declaration as an insult to Nigerians seeing that President Muhammdu Buhari’s administration which he has been an integral part of has failed woefully to deliver on all its promises.

He said neither Osinbajo nor the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirants have anything new to contribute to alleviating the suffering of the masses which they have aggravated in the last seven years.

“Osinbajo is Buhari and Buhari is Osinbajo. Osinbajo cannot promise to achieve what Buhari failed to achieve in the last seven years and expect Nigerians to take him seriously,” he declared.

He urged Nigerians not to again place their trust in the APC and any of its aspirants, saying the ADC is poised to offer the much needed transformational leadership through young and dynamic candidates at all levels during the 2023 general elections.

“Osinbajo and Buhari have failed the litmus test of leadership. An Osinbajo presidency will be worse than the present administration of Buhari as VP would remain the voice of Jacob and Buhari the hand of Esau if elected by Nigerians.

“Which policy initiated by Buhari and Osinbajo has benefitted Nigerians? Today, terrorists have dismembered key states and local governments from the country under the watch of Buhari/Osinbajo.

“Yet Osinbajo promises to restore security and grow the economy! Nigerians will be going back to Egypt should they elect Osinbajo who has cooperated with a president that has ruined the nation’s economy through knee-jerk policies.

“Nigeria has been rated the poverty capital of the world, is that what Osinbajo wants to continue? The price of fuel, electricity tariffs, transport fares and cost of food items are beyond the reach of average Nigerians. Yet Osinbajo wants to continue. God forbid,” Nwosu said.

He urged Osinbajo to complete his Vice Presidential tenure and retire quietly to Ikenne in Ogun State. The ADC is ready to offer the kind of leadership that has eluded the country in the last seven years.

-dailypost.ng

Power supply: ADC party chair, Nwosu, tackles Buhari, APC

 

From Fred Itua, Abuja

National chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr. Ralphs Nwosu, on Sunday, condemned President Muhammadu Buhari’s lack of seriousness and lack of political will to ensure constant power supply in the country.

Nwosu in a statement in Abuja, said this in reaction to the over 48 hours of electricity blackout nationwide due to grid collapse.

He lamented the concomitant negative effect of the development on the nation’s economy, especially the poor masses and Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs), amid a surge in fuel and diesel prices.

Nwosu insisted that that the All Progressives Congress (APC) led administration has failed woefully in its electioneering promise to ensure stable power supply in the country, and therefore urged Nigerians not to hesitate to vote them out of power during the forthcoming general elections in 2023.

The party chairman called on the Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, to resign or be sacked, over his inability to take responsibility and efficiently pilot the sector to achieve power infrastructure renewal and private sector investment in grid and off-grid renewable energy sources.

He lamented that barely 24 hours after the National power systems crashed at about 10:40 am on Monday, the grid collapsed at 5.10 pm on Tuesday evening and again at 6.30pm on Friday.

Nwosu blamed the incessant power failure in the country on the present administration’s lack of vision, capacity and failure to formulate sustainable policies and governance model for the power sector as well as make required investment in renewable energy and strengthening of the nation’s weak power infrastructure to efficiently distribute the paltry megawatts being generated.

He noted that the national grid had remained epileptic with a mere 2,000 megawatts of electricity in the past month.

According to him, while the installed power generation capacity of the country is about 12,522 megawatts, total output is still less than 3,500MW and with about 2,000 MW only available for distribution due to weak distribution infrastructure.

He said: “This is why Nigerians need to elect a competent government with the required political will to tackle its myriad of existential challenges, including power, in 2023.

“The ADC with its is array of young and dynamic leadership presents a credible alternative to the present failed political parties and their representatives in government that continue to push the country nearer the precipice of economic liquidation and state failure on daily basis.”

-sunnewsonline.com