From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has charged young persons to partner with it to rebuild the country, by taking ownership of the opposition party.
The ADC, in a message by its National Chairman, Ralphs Okey Nwosu, to commemorate this year’s International Youth Day ( IYD), said it has always stood in solidarity with youths in the country.
Nwosu explained that data from the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) indicates that the ADC fielded the highest number of youths in the 2019 and 2023 general elections.
The party chairman, while commiserating with the families of those who lost their lives during the 10-day “End Bad Governance” protests embarked upon by youths, said the end of the protest calls for conscientious reflection on state of the country.
According to him, ‘coincidentally, the 10 days protest steeps into the eve of the 2024 world’s youth day. This calls for a more conscientious reflection to make sure that this commemoration heralds the end to our lamentations and years of gloom. How did we get here? 25 years into our democracy with APC and PDP on the driver’s seat tells the story.
” However, agonising over these two and other institutions that brought us this low, does not provide the solution. But we must be aware of them and their decadent values in order to make progress.”
Nwosu added “we use this opportunity to invite the youths of Nigeria to take ownership of ADC. Our youth strategy is meant to leave no one in doubt that ADC recognizes their power as change catalysts and true owners and vanguards of today and the future of Nigeria.
“Our transformational leadership and handshake philosophy align with not just the dreams and desires of all youths and patriots, they are in sync with the yearning of the youths and in harmony with 2024 World Youth Day strategic goal.
“ADC is building structures nationwide to be the credible and audacious party that will deliver for all and dare the agents of impunity, political corruption and disingenuous democracy gate crashers. We are structured to defend your victories which come assured with your over 75% of the voting population.”