reports that Osunbor said the ADC represents hope for improved governance in Nigeria, insisting that the country is in urgent need of a leadership reset.
He made the remarks on Friday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, where he reacted to recent political developments and defections involving the party.
Osunbor dismissed concerns over defections from the ADC, arguing that the party is actually recording more gains than losses.
He said, “There are more people joining the ADC than those leaving. That should give you cause to be happy.
“There is freedom of association, but if at the end of the day there is net gain rather than net loss, we should be satisfied. We don’t have any right to tie anybody down.”
The former governor maintained that the ADC remains a credible political alternative for the 2027 presidential election, adding that Nigeria urgently needs a proper leadership selection process capable of producing competent leaders.
He said, “It offers the best option to rescue Nigeria, to reintroduce good governance in Nigeria because nothing will work unless the leadership recruitment structure is gotten right.”
He further stressed that democratic institutions must be strengthened and allowed to function independently for meaningful national progress.
“Unless democratic institutions are allowed to function as they should, unless the laws and regulations and due process are followed, we will continue to sink deeper into the morass of underdevelopment,” he added.
Osunbor Alleges Plot Against ADC
Osunbor also alleged that some of the legal challenges facing the ADC were politically engineered to weaken the opposition party.
He said, “The legal problems confronting the ADC are orchestrated. I just gave you an example of somebody who was already out of the ADC for a long time, but he was encouraged to stay there and scatter them, fight them.”
He further expressed concern over what he described as increasing executive interference in state institutions, particularly the judiciary.
“What bothers Nigerians is executive interference and the judiciary,” he said.
Responding to criticisms that the ADC is filled with politicians who have held office without significant achievements, Osunbor defended the party’s members.
He said, “Name anybody in ADC who is as bad, who is as corrupt or who is as vile as those in APC.
“If you tell me one corrupt person in ADC, I can show you ten in APC. There is no perfection in this world. Because if we are bad, we are not as bad as the APC.”
