National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, has urged the party’s governorship candidates to shun hate speech and unrealistic promises as they prepare to kick off campaigns on September 9 ahead of the 2027 general election.
Mark made the call on Monday in Abuja during a consultation meeting with ADC governorship candidates from across the states.
He warned that making commitments they have no intention of fulfilling would damage both the candidates’ credibility and the party’s integrity.
“We are ADC. Our campaign must reflect the kind of country that we would like to build. Avoid hate speech, ethnic or religious profiling. We cannot be associated with violence in whatever form,” Mark said.
“Unlike the ruling party and the President, ADC does not believe that all is fair in politics.”
The party chairman also asked the candidates to study the party’s Governance and Ethical Principles as outlined in its ‘Orange Book’, as well as the ADC manifesto.
The candidates, in turn, thanked the party leadership for the platform to contest and expressed support for the party’s decision, alongside its presidential candidate, to focus the campaign on reducing the cost of living for Nigerians.
They specifically highlighted the proposal to restore the fuel subsidy to bring down petrol prices.
The governorship hopefuls pledged their loyalty to the ADC and promised to work hard to deliver victory for the party in their respective states.