The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Sen. David Mark, has called on Ekiti residents to support the candidacy of former Nigerian Ambassador to Canada, Dare Abejide, at the 2026 Governorship Election in the state.
Mark made the call while addressing the party’s supporters at the grand finale of the party’s campaigns for Abejide on Thursday.
As contained in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan, the ADC National Chairman had led the party’s top hierarchy to Ado-Ekiti for the final campaign ahead of the Saturday’s governorship election.
Mark, as quoted by Ologbodiyan, said the people of Ekiti deserved a governor who would reflect their aspirations and deliver good governance.
“After so many years, the people of Ekiti deserve the governor of their dreams.
“Come out en masse and vote for your candidate. I believe that by your votes, we shall return here for the inauguration of the new government that will be elected,” he said.
Also speaking at the rally in Ado-Ekiti, the ADC National Secretary, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola lamented the socio-economic and political challenges confronting the country, accusing the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of holding Nigeria hostage.
“Your country has been abducted,” Aregbesola declared, alleging that beyond the ransoms paid to bandits and terrorists, Nigerians are also paying the price of poor governance under the APC administration.
According to him, the country’s resources are being deployed in a manner that does not serve the interests of ordinary citizens.
He urged Nigerians to reject the ruling party at all levels of elections, insisting that citizens must take responsibility for changing the nation’s trajectory.
The ADC leaders called on the people of Ekiti State to rise and reclaim their state from what they described as forces that have held it hostage since its creation in 1996.
Abejide was formally presented to supporters at the event as the man capable of delivering the “government of the people’s dreams.”