2027: Adoption of ADC followed due process – Dalung
A former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, on Thursday said due process was followed in the opposition coalition’s adoption of the African Democratic Party (ADC).
Speaking on Channels TV’s Lunchtime Politics on Thursday, Dalung recalles that talks about a coalition had been on for about 18 months, saying key stakeholders of the ADC were carried along and they had also attended the unveiling ceremony.
Dalung added “The chairman of the board of trustees of the party was in attendance. So, it wasn’t a hijack because the members of the party were there, and the coalition elements were there to witness the transition of leadership. He [Kachikwu] might not know the developments that had taken place. He might not be in touch with the party, and so not quite informed about what has happened. But then he had expressed his feelings about what had transpired. The party will have to deal with it because the party is under new leadership.”
The former minister said the presence of members of the working committee of the ADC during the unveiling ceremony is enough validation of the genuineness of the coalition members.
“Other members of the national working committee of the party who resigned their positions yesterday were also in attendance. Except if he is saying that the party with which he contested the election — which this party chairman, who resigned, whom I knew personally as the chairman of that party for a very long time — he even told the history of how the party was built to what it is yesterday – and he gave his reasons for why he decided to resign.
“So, I think the word ‘hijacked’ might have been used to be more appealing. But in truth, there was a process. And if he was not aware of the process, then he was in a position to ask questions, just like he’s doing.”
The presidential candidate of the ADC in the 2023 election, Dumebi Kachikwu, had accused the coalition of hijacking the party and not carrying stakeholders along.
