By MBACHU GODWIN, Abuja
National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress ,ADC, Senator David Mark, has declared his readiness to build a party that will ensure separation of power and accountability, if voted into power in 2027.
Mark, a former President of the Senate, made the declaration in Abuja, yesterday, during the party’s National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting
He said the ADC’s mission was not only to attain power in 2027 but also to leave a legacy that the future generations would be proud to inherit.
Present at the meeting were a former governor of Osun State, who doubles as the party’s National Secretary, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola; the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi; former Secretary General of the Federation, Mr Babachir Lawal; former governor of Edo state, Prof Oserheimen Osunbor; Mr Kenneth Okonkwo, among others.
Mark noted that the ADC will be a different party of purpose and determination that will champion democratic values, culture of accountability, and responsibility across its organs and in every government it forms.
“As a former President of the Senate, I am alarmed by attempts, subtle and crude, to bend the legislature and judiciary to the will of the executive.
“The ADC will defend the separation of powers, restore legislative and judicial independence, and strengthen oversight so that budgets serve the public interest, not private appetites”, he said.
He insisted that the ADC will end the culture of parallel budgets and extra-budgetary maneuvers by enforcing strict and transparent planning, timely appropriations, and rigorous auditing.
“Our leadership standard is non-negotiable: Character, competence, courage. discipline. These four pillars will guide our choices, shape our culture, and anchor our performance.
“Other parties revolve around individuals; the ADC will revolve around rules, policies, programmes, people, and results. We will insist on team spirit, collaboration, and internal democracy. The supremacy we seek is the supremacy of our constitution and institutions over everything: personality, improvisation, and idiosyncrasy.
“Our mission is not only to attain power in 2027; it is to leave a legacy which the future generations will be proud to inherit. We are in a marathon, we must complete and win. Failure is not an option.
“The judiciary must again be a refuge for every citizen. We will back an independent, efficient, and trusted bench appointments on merit, transparent case management, time-bound rulings, and a bias for justice over empty technicalities”, he stressed.
While speaking further, Mark tasked the National Working Committee of the party to review the constitution to reflect the new order, develop a code of ethics, financing rules, and compliance systems.
“We must establish functional ward, local government, and state structures with trained organizers, digital registers, and service desks. We will build a leadership pipeline through a merit-based academy-policy, ethics, communications, and delivery”, he added.
