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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced plans to overhaul Nigeria’s political and governance structure, pledging to end the deep-rooted culture of godfatherism, budget padding, and patronage politics.
In a statement on Friday titled “No Godfathers, No Budget Padding: How ADC Plans to Redesign Governance,” the party said its mission is to create a new system built on transparency, innovation, and active citizen participation.
According to the ADC, Nigeria’s political environment has long been driven by personalities and patronage rather than principles and performance.
The party vowed to reverse this trend by making government accountable to the people rather than politicians.
“Our philosophy is simple but radical, government must serve citizens, not politicians,” the ADC said.
“Every project, every policy, and every kobo spent must have a direct impact on the people, not enrich those in power.”
The party also promised that, under an ADC-led administration, at least 70 per cent of national projects would directly benefit local communities instead of being lost to inflated contracts or bureaucratic inefficiencies.
To strengthen accountability, the ADC proposed introducing an open digital ledger system that will allow citizens to track government spending in real time using blockchain-backed technology.
“Transparency will be the foundation of our new social contract,” the party said.
The ADC further pledged to involve young Nigerians in governance by leveraging their digital skills and entrepreneurial creativity.
“Our youth will not only work for the government, they will help audit it,” the statement added.
Through citizen dashboards, community data verification, and participatory platforms, the ADC said it plans to make governance an open process where Nigerians become both beneficiaries and watchdogs.
Rejecting what it called “the old order of secrecy and selective empowerment,” the party emphasised that its new model would focus on collaboration, measurable results, and public service delivery.
“Ministries will be appraised like value-driven enterprises, and ministers will be evaluated quarterly based on their impact on people’s lives, not their loyalty to political godfathers,” the party said.
Describing its approach as “governance redesigned,” the ADC said it aims to build a merit-based system where competence replaces connections and transparency replaces corruption.
“The ADC is not joining the old game; we are rewriting the rules entirely,” the statement concluded.
“We envision a Nigeria where government operates like a responsible business, one where citizens are shareholders, and the dividends are better roads, safer communities, quality education, and jobs.”
The ADC’s plan, according to the party, marks “a movement for responsible governance, where innovation meets integrity and leadership is redefined as service.”