{"id":175420,"date":"2025-08-21T19:03:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T18:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/activist-joins-adc-urging-unity-against-apc"},"modified":"2025-08-21T20:05:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T19:05:21","slug":"activist-joins-adc-urging-unity-against-apc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/activist-joins-adc-urging-unity-against-apc","title":{"rendered":"Activist Joins ADC Urging Unity Against APC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A popular human rights and anti-corruption activist, Comrade Ibrahim Garba Wala, popularly known as IG Wala, has snubbed the ruling All Progressives Congress for the opposition coalition African Democratic Congress, ADC.<\/p>\n<p>The activist made his stance known in a statement on Thursday ahead of the 2027 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>He became the latest member of ADC after the emergence of David Mark, former Nigerian Senate President, as the party\u2019s interim national chairman.<\/p>\n<p>In his statement, IG Wala urged Nigerians, both old and young, to rally support for ADC to unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who he said had brought hardship to the country.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the journey to a better Nigeria is not about fighting each other but about building bridges of understanding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor a long time, like many of you, I have felt the sting of political frustration and disappointment. I have pointed fingers and placed blame, convinced that our nation\u2019s problems were the fault of a few individuals. This is a common and understandable feeling, but I\u2019ve come to a powerful realisation: our focus on blame has held us back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlaming is easy. It keeps us stuck in the past and blinds us to the real work that needs to be done,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that since July ADC has been backed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-governors of Kaduna State and Rotimi Amaechi of River State.<\/p>\n<p>Recently Dele Momodu of Ovation Magazine and Dino Melaye, former Kogi State senator, joined ADC.<\/p>\n<p>However, APC has dismissed the ADC ahead of the 2027 election following the party\u2019s performance in the August 16th bye-elections across the country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A popular human rights and anti-corruption activist, Comrade Ibrahim Garba Wala, popularly known as IG Wala, has snubbed the ruling All Progressives Congress for the opposition coalition African Democratic Congress, ADC. The activist made his stance known in a statement on Thursday ahead of the 2027 presidential election. 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