{"id":199061,"date":"2026-04-18T18:45:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T17:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/fani-kayode-criticizes-adc-as-gathering-of-hungry-jackals"},"modified":"2026-04-18T19:56:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T18:56:43","slug":"fani-kayode-criticizes-adc-as-gathering-of-hungry-jackals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/fani-kayode-criticizes-adc-as-gathering-of-hungry-jackals","title":{"rendered":"Fani Kayode Criticizes ADC as Gathering of Hungry Jackals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has criticized the recent national convention organized by the David-Mark faction of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, describing it as disorganised and lacking credibility.<\/p>\n<p>In a strongly worded statement via his X handle on Saturday, he said the event reflected poor coordination and internal disunity, alleging that participants appeared uncomfortable due to inadequate facilities, including the absence of functional air-conditioning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI watched a faction of the ADC conducting what they described as their party convention a few days ago &amp; it was pitiful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI saw an overcrowded hall filled with hot, sweaty, men &amp; women\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He further claimed the gathering was marked by disorderly conduct and confusion among attendees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey sweated profusely, argued loudly amongst themselves, broke into fisticuffs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He went further to recount an incident involving an elderly participant who mistakenly referenced another party during his speech, which he said created an awkward moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe took the microphone and screamed \u2018APC\u2019 before realising he was actually in an ADC Convention\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Fani-Kayode also criticised the overall appearance and tone of the event, portraying it as lacking seriousness and cohesion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cForgive me for saying so but this was indeed a strange gathering who have no sense of purpose, unity or direction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we witnessed was more of a gathering of hungry, ragged &amp; desperate jackals &amp; long-rejected souls that are craving for a return to power rather than the Convention of a legitimate &amp; serious political party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. President rightly described theirs as a \u201cstreet Convention\u201d. What he failed to add was that it was a street Convention of vagabonds, riggers &amp; wanderers.\u201d He stated.<\/p>\n<p>He dismissed the political strength of the faction, insisting it poses no real challenge ahead of future elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBottom line? The ADC ain\u2019t going nowhere!\u201d he concluded.<\/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. Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has criticized the recent national convention organized by the David-Mark faction of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, describing it as disorganised and lacking credibility. 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