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Interim national chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), David Mark, has said the North is bleeding, stressing that his party is the only platform that can address the avalanche of challenges bedeviling the region if voted into power.

He spoke at the 3rd expanded meeting of the National Political Consultative Group (North) at the Abuja Continental Hotel, which was attended by ADC members and supporters across the country.

Mark, a former Senate President, while delivering a keynote address on the theme, “Unity, and social cohesion as panacea to the challenges facing Northern Nigeria”, said the North is confronted with deep-seated challenges of insecurity, poverty, ethnic, religious tensions, political fragmentation, social and economic stagnation.

He said, “These challenges did not develop overnight nor will they disappear until we resolve to take deliberate, collective and decisive action. We must first admit that we are the architects of our problems, we must stop the blame game if we truly and genuinely want to find a lasting solution.

“Division has cost us progress, while indifference and inaction have continued to deepen our division. If we are to overcome our present travails, we must return to the principles of justice, equity, mutual respect, and shared purpose that once made Northern Nigeria a beacon of hope, peace, unity and development.

“The time for lamentation is over. The North is bleeding profusely, and we are the only ones who can heal it. Let us commit today to reject hate speech and divisive politics, invest in unifying projects—education, healthcare and infrastructure, hold each other accountable for our actions and inactions and shake hands across the divide and restore our bond of brotherhood.

“If we do these, I have no doubt we will rebuild this region into a powerhouse of not just peace and social cohesion but also of economic progress, human ingenuity and compassion.”

Mark lamented that in the last decade, banditry, terrorism, insurgency and communal clashes have turned villages in the North into battlegrounds, displacing millions and crippling the region’s economy.

He decried that despite its vast resources, the North remains the poorest region in the country, with alarming rates of illiteracy, unemployment and poor infrastructure.

Ofunaofu:
Fellow Nigerians, it's time we give the ADC coalition a chance.

That Tinubu and the APC have failed woefully and spectacularly is no longer up for debate.

The so-called master strategist and blueprint builder has turned out to be an ineffectual buffoon, completely out of touch with the reality of the people.

Two years into this administration, we are not hearing how many jobs have been created, how many Nigerians have been lifted out of poverty, or any measurable progress. The key indicators of governance have been thrown out the window.

Instead of securing lives, Nigerians are being murdered in cold blood. Villages are razed, towns deserted, and all we get from the government is silence or worse, distraction.

Food prices are skyrocketing, naira value worsening, inflation is choking families, transportation costs have doubled, and survival is becoming a privilege instead of a right.

This is not leadership. This is organized failure. And it must not continue.

Bobloco:
Interim national chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), David Mark, has said the North is bleeding, stressing that his party is the only platform that can address the avalanche of challenges bedeviling the region if voted into power.

He spoke at the 3rd expanded meeting of the National Political Consultative Group (North) at the Abuja Continental Hotel, which was attended by ADC members and supporters across the country.

Mark, a former Senate President, while delivering a keynote address on the theme, “Unity, and social cohesion as panacea to the challenges facing Northern Nigeria”, said the North is confronted with deep-seated challenges of insecurity, poverty, ethnic, religious tensions, political fragmentation, social and economic stagnation.

He said, “These challenges did not develop overnight nor will they disappear until we resolve to take deliberate, collective and decisive action. We must first admit that we are the architects of our problems, we must stop the blame game if we truly and genuinely want to find a lasting solution.

“Division has cost us progress, while indifference and inaction have continued to deepen our division. If we are to overcome our present travails, we must return to the principles of justice, equity, mutual respect, and shared purpose that once made Northern Nigeria a beacon of hope, peace, unity and development.

“The time for lamentation is over. The North is bleeding profusely, and we are the only ones who can heal it. Let us commit today to reject hate speech and divisive politics, invest in unifying projects—education, healthcare and infrastructure, hold each other accountable for our actions and inactions and shake hands across the divide and restore our bond of brotherhood.
“If we do these, I have no doubt we will rebuild this region into a powerhouse of not just peace and social cohesion but also of economic progress, human ingenuity and compassion.”

Mark lamented that in the last decade, banditry, terrorism, insurgency and communal clashes have turned villages in the North into battlegrounds, displacing millions and crippling the region’s economy.

He decried that despite its vast resources, the North remains the poorest region in the country, with alarming rates of illiteracy, unemployment and poor infrastructure.


https://dailytrust.com/only-adc-can-tackle-the-challenges-in-northern-nigeria-david-mark/

Ikaeniyan0:
ADC will share votes with the PDP.

I'm glad you Obidients are now accepting the fact that peter obi will never become the president. Bola Ahmed Tinubu will rule Nigeria till may 2031.

helinues:
With which candidate? Because if it's those parading themselves as the leader of the coalition, no way. They are not a better replacement for president Tinubu

Ofunaofu:
Each and every one of them in the coalition is far better than Tinubu by miles.

None of them is an identity thief. None is a D-Lord who forfeited over $450,000 in drug proceeds to the U.S. government. None is a certificate fórgér. Their ancestry is not shrouded in mystery. The schools they attended are well known, and they have real classmates.

In terms of capacity to deliver, any of them would do far better than what Tinubu has offered or can offer Nigerians

helinues:
Stop crying.. We are in weekend. People are relaxing while you have been nagging on my mentions since morning

helinues:
Stop crying.. We are in weekend. People are relaxing while you have been nagging on my mentions since morning

Ofunaofu:
Fellow Nigerians, it's time we give the ADC coalition a chance.

That Tinubu and the APC have failed woefully and spectacularly is no longer up for debate.

The so-called master strategist and blueprint builder has turned out to be an ineffectual buffoon, completely out of touch with the reality of the people.

Two years into this administration, we are not hearing how many jobs have been created, how many Nigerians have been lifted out of poverty, or any measurable progress. The key indicators of governance have been thrown out the window.

Instead of securing lives, Nigerians are being murdered in cold blood. Villages are razed, towns deserted, and all we get from the government is silence or worse, distraction.

Food prices are skyrocketing, naira value worsening, inflation is choking families, transportation costs have doubled, and survival is becoming a privilege instead of a right.

This is not leadership. This is organized failure. And it must not continue.

Bobloco:
https://dailytrust.com/only-adc-can-tackle-the-challenges-in-northern-nigeria-david-mark/

Ofunaofu:
Each and every one of them in the coalition is far better than Tinubu by miles.

None of them is an identity thief. None is a D-Lord who forfeited over $450,000 in drug proceeds to the U.S. government. None is a certificate fórgér. Their ancestry is not shrouded in mystery. The schools they attended are well known, and they have real classmates.

In terms of capacity to deliver, any of them would do far better than what Tinubu has offered or can offer Nigerians

Ofunaofu:
Nobody’s crying, helinus. You just can’t handle facts without calling it nagging. If truth makes you uncomfortable, maybe log off and enjoy your ‘relaxing’ weekend instead of lurking around Nairaland and mentions like it’s a full-time job.

Bobloco:
https://dailytrust.com/only-adc-can-tackle-the-challenges-in-northern-nigeria-david-mark/

Ikaeniyan0:
When David mark was the senate president, I remember when a senator moved a bill for jobless Nigerian Youths to be earning some cash every month, David Mark rejected the bill, he said Nigeria was not ready for it, but Nigerian lawmakers were earning like kings under his watch

AMINDA:
Senator David Alechenu Bonaventure Mark (GCON)! This is the person that APC has recruited one Mr. Nantewe to go head-to-head with? All the best to them.

Ofunaofu:
Fellow Nigerians, it's time we give the ADC coalition a chance.

That Tinubu and the APC have failed woefully and spectacularly is no longer up for debate.

The so-called master strategist and blueprint builder has turned out to be an ineffectual buffoon, completely out of touch with the reality of the people.

Two years into this administration, we are not hearing how many jobs have been created, how many Nigerians have been lifted out of poverty, or any measurable progress. The key indicators of governance have been thrown out the window.

Instead of securing lives, Nigerians are being murdered in cold blood. Villages are razed, towns deserted, and all we get from the government is silence or worse, distraction.

Food prices are skyrocketing, naira value worsening, inflation is choking families, transportation costs have doubled, and survival is becoming a privilege instead of a right.

This is not leadership. This is organized failure. And it must not continue.

Ofunaofu:
Fellow Nigerians, it's time we give the ADC coalition a chance.

That Tinubu and the APC have failed woefully and spectacularly is no longer up for debate.

The so-called master strategist and blueprint builder has turned out to be an ineffectual buffoon, completely out of touch with the reality of the people.

Two years into this administration, we are not hearing how many jobs have been created, how many Nigerians have been lifted out of poverty, or any measurable progress. The key indicators of governance have been thrown out the window.

Instead of securing lives, Nigerians are being murdered in cold blood. Villages are razed, towns deserted, and all we get from the government is silence or worse, distraction.

Food prices are skyrocketing, naira value worsening, inflation is choking families, transportation costs have doubled, and survival is becoming a privilege instead of a right.

This is not leadership. This is organized failure. And it must not continue.