The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, (ADC), Chief Ralph Nwosu has said that the presidential candidate of the party, Mr. Dumebi Kachikwu will not stand for the next year’s election on the platform of the party because according to him, he has been expelled from the party.
Nwosu in an exclusive chat with THEWILL said, Kachikwu despite the fact that INEC named him as one of the candidates for the February 25, 2023 presidential election, is not going to contest on the platform of the party because according to him he has been discovered to be a mole.
“In ADC, we expelled our presidential candidate because we discovered that he was a mole. Our delegates made a grievous mistake by picking a mole to destroy our party. But by the Grace of God, we discovered early and we had to deal with it. We are doing everything possible to bring forth a new presidential candidate. However it goes, we are preparing for the election seriously.
“Yes his name appeared on the list of candidates for the presidential election released by the INEC. Yes there is electoral process, INEC has to do its job according to the electoral law and we have to do our own process according to our constitution.
“So it is for us to tell our members, let them know what has happened and for the general public to be aware of our schedule. The law of Nigeria has to take its course and INEC is doing what it supposed to do, but we have taken our own decision as a party”, he said.
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AYO ESAN, has been actively reporting and analyzing political events for different newspapers for over 18 years. He has also successfully covered national and state elections in Nigeria since the inception of this democracy in 1999.