By George Mgbeleke<\/p>\n
The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, has declared that the party will not allow itself to be rigged out in the coming elections.<\/p>\n
Senator Mark made this statement during a courtesy visit by the Governing Council of the Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development to the party headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The Council, led by the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, said the courtesy call was part of the Centre\u2019s ongoing stakeholder engagements with political parties and political leaders ahead of the 2027 general elections.<\/p>\n
The retired justice expressed the Centre\u2019s commitment to promoting free, fair and credible elections and urged the ADC leadership to encourage its candidates and members to comply with INEC\u2019s rules and eschew all forms of political violence.<\/p>\n
In his response, Senator Mark declared the ADC\u2019s commitment to playing by the rules.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are committed to playing politics in a manner that promotes public confidence in democracy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He also emphasised that the party would comply with INEC\u2019s rules guiding the elections, as well as the ADC\u2019s code of conduct, articulated in its Orange Book. He said, the party would, however, not accept rigging.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hold ourselves to the highest standards of good conduct as a political party. We will play by the rules. But we will not accept rigging or allow ourselves to be rigged out,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n
Justice Ariwoola\u2019s entourage included members of the Savannah Centre\u2019s Governing Council, otherwise known as the \u201cCouncil of the Wise\u201d.<\/p>\n
They included Professors Abdullahi Shehu and Azeez Musa Dankano; the Executive Director, Ambassador Sani Bala; Mr Tunji Lardner; and Ambassador Godswill Ighali, among others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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