‘Democracy can still work’ – David Mark on Atiku emerging ADC presidential candidate

National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, David Mark, has reacted to the emergence of erstwhile Vice President Atiku Abubakar arsenic the party’s 2027 statesmanlike candidate.

Mark said Atiku’s emergence arsenic ADC’s statesmanlike campaigner is an denotation that ideology tin inactive work.

Atiku defeated erstwhile Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and Mohammed Hayatu-Deen astatine the ADC’s statesmanlike superior by a wide margin.

Speaking astatine the authoritative collation and declaration of the results successful Abuja, Mark said: “Today is not conscionable astir announcing a statesmanlike candidate.

“Today is besides astir proving a constituent to Nigeria and to Nigerians.

“It is astir proving that ideology tin inactive work. Proving that governmental contention does not person to go governmental warfare. That a enactment tin signifier itself astir principles alternatively of personalities. And that successful a play of heavy nationalist anxiety, a agleam aboriginal is inactive possible.

‘That is wherefore this gathering matters. And that is wherefore past volition retrieve what we person done here Today.

“Let maine statesman by thanking each subordinate of the African Democratic Congress for your steadfastness, your patience, your sacrifices, your understanding, and your religion successful this party, particularly successful the look of daunting challenges. Many radical doubted us. Some dismissed us. Others predicted confusion, division, and adjacent ou...