The Edo State chapter of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has mentioned it will not be taking part within the Saturday, September 20, 2025 native authorities bye-election within the state.
DAILY POST stories that the Edo State Unbiased Electoral Fee, EDSIEC could be conducting by-elections to fill councillorship seats allegedly abdicated by elected officers throughout 15 native authorities areas of the state.
Edo State ADC chairman Kennedy Odion disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Benin Metropolis.
Odion mentioned the get together was not conscious of the bye-election as there was no notification from the Edo State Unbiased Electoral Fee, EDSIEC.
“We’re not conscious of the election. There isn’t a notification from EDSIEC to us as a celebration. We don’t know if they’re doing any election this coming Saturday.
“Ordinarily in case you have an election the process is to inform all of the stakeholders together with the political events. Conduct political events and different stakeholders’ engagement with the fee, after which an election tips could be launched.
“So none of this was served to us as a celebration and we don’t even know the official preparation of the fee whether or not they have any vacancies wherever to be contested for.
“So, they’re working issues in their very own methods. So, we’re not conscious,” he mentioned.
Odion, who described ADC as a celebration of renewed hope for good governance and accountability, opined that it was totally different from the Renewed Hope Agenda atbeing celebrated by the All Progressives Congress, APC, that allegedly lacked course.
In response to him, the ADC renewed hope agenda was to entrench authorities that’s accountable to the folks and liberate them from the shackles of corruption and misgovernance.
He added that the get together is gaining momentum within the state since its adoption as a coalition platform by the previous Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and David Mark, amongst others.
Odion harassed that the primary preoccupation of the get together in the intervening time is to construct stable constructions throughout the 18 native authorities areas of the state
“We’re excited and pleased with the event in our get together on the state stage notably for the reason that unveiling of the Coalition and the chosen of the get together because the platform for the coalition.
“By God’s grace, we’ve got been faring nicely and the actions of the get together have additionally elevated as a result of every day you see folks trooping into the get together’s secretariat to determine with us and choose up their membership playing cards.
“The get together is gaining momentum on the state stage, giving us constructions the place we’ve got none earlier than.
“However our focus is constructing the get together’s constructions which have a stable basis the place Nigerians will be liberated politically and economically,” he mentioned.
“If you wish to generalize the happenings in ADC in the intervening time you’ll be able to see that the motion is a tsunami and folks motion. You’ll be able to’t even inform what’s driving the motion.
“When the popularity of the management of our get together was introduced by INEC just lately, come and see the calls persons are calling from in every single place.
“That signifies that Nigerians are comfortable and their hope is renewed on ADC. So, for me earlier than the center of 2026 it will be cleared to the entire world that ADC is the get together that Nigerians have lengthy been ready for.
“ADC is not only for Nigerians however for the entire African nation. This get together will assist Africa to emacipate themselves from the anti-democratic strategy of governance”, he added.
Odion urged Nigerians to not be discouraged within the nation’s electoral course of, noting that democracy within the nation is a piece in progress.
He opined that with resilience and dedication, Nigerians would obtain the democracy of their goals the place the rule of legal guidelines and good governance could be the watchword.
