David Mark: We’ll Not Yield To Tyranny
We will not bow, will not cower, will not retreat, Mark declares in front of 3000 attendees at the ADC National Convention
By PHC Telegraph
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has vowed that it will not be forced to bow to tyrannical and undemocratic forces that are aligning against it, saying they will never succeed in breaking up the unity, purpose and progress of the party.
“The ADC will not bow, we will not cower, and we will not retreat… To surrender therefore is to yield to tyranny and therefore become complicit in the destruction of our democracy”, Mark emphasized
Addressing about 3000 delegates who converged in Abuja for the National Convention, Senator David Mark, National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), said: “Let us here be the answer to every doubt, every threat, and every shenanigan designed to keep Nigeria trapped in a one-party future.
“The ADC cannot be wished away. The ADC cannot be litigated into silence. The ADC belongs to the Nigerian people – and the Nigerian people have spoken by showing up today.”
Mark went on, “Since we started this journey, we have faced many challenges, and faced many hurdles. Our party has faced fierce and unprecedented betrayal.”
“Recent developments involving the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have raised fundamental questions about the process that governs our democracy”, the former President of the Senate stated.
Mark alleged that forces which are afraid of a united ADC have moved relentlessly against the party through the courts, institutions, and bureaucratic means.
“They sought to stop this convention from happening” Mark insisted, “They removed our names from official portals. They denied us preferred venues. They deployed every instrument available to them to ensure that you – the delegates, the members, the owners of this party – would never gather.”
“I say to those who orchestrated these obstacles: you have not weakened us. You have welded us together. Every attempt to suppress this party has only deepened the resolve of our members, widened our coalition, and reminded Nigerians why a strong opposition is not optional; it is essential to democracy’s survival”, he added defiantly.
