The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said that Nigerians have lost confidence in the nation’s political elite, accusing leaders across party lines of neglecting the people’s welfare.
The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, stated this on Tuesday during an interview on The Morning Brief, a programme aired on Channels Television, while addressing questions on the state of politics in Nigeria.
He further accused the All Progressives Congress of neglecting the core mandate for which it was elected, adding that this failure might be fueling the pressure on the Peoples Democratic Party to act in the manner it currently does.
“The political elite regardless of party affiliation has lost the trust of the people. Why are we so preoccupied and behaving in such a way that Nigerians can begin to look at the entire political elite, across the political divides, and think that we don’t care about what they are going through?
“The only thing that will matter to Nigerians now is whatever we are doing. The political elite, generally, regardless of our party affiliation or orientation, have more or less lost the trust of the people.
He said the ruling party has drifted away from the main reason it was elected, neglecting governance and focusing entirely on politics. According to him, this could be what is driving the PDP’s actions or may simply reflect a political game both parties are playing together.
