Posted by Samuel on Wed 30th Jul, 2025 - tori.ng
Nwosu made this revelation on Tuesday during the party’s National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting in Abuja, reaffirming its commitment to defending the nation’s democracy.
The founder and pioneer National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ralph Nwosu, has revealed that the party rejected offers amounting to billions of naira intended to persuade it to abandon its position within Nigeria’s opposition coalition.
Nwosu made this revelation on Tuesday during the party’s National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting in Abuja, reaffirming its commitment to defending the nation’s democracy.
According to him, the ADC would not be swayed by money or other inducements.
“Some politicians believe it’s all about money, and they will tell you, if you can’t get them with this amount of money, what you need is more money. But we in the ADC, especially the NWC members, said no. We rejected every offer, both in Nigeria and abroad, because we believe in the principles of democracy,” Nwosu said.
The pioneer chairman further described the party’s role in reviving democratic values through a broad opposition coalition on July 2 as a turning point for the country.
He also called on critical national institutions, including the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the judiciary, and the National Assembly, to remain firm in defending democracy.
“Each time democracy suffers, INEC goes down, the National Assembly goes down, and the value of Nigeria diminishes. Today, I call on the judiciary, INEC, and every institution in this country to stand up and be counted so that the democracy we’ve put back on track can move forward smoothly,” he warned.