All I Hear Is Anger, ADC Cannot Be Taken Seriously – Dogara

A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has stated that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) will not be taken seriously until it provides an alternative to the reforms by the Federal Government.

Dogara stated this while fielding questions during an appearance on Channels Television on Sunday.

He argued that the ADC has not had any discussion centred on the people and that their submissions simply portray anger.

The ex-speaker said, “I haven’t heard the discussion centering on the people. All I hear is anger about one or two things. What vision or idea are they rallying behind? I have yet to see that.

“Until they bring alternatives to what the President is doing, and we look at them critically and see they are better than what we have, we cannot take them seriously. In the absence of that, everyone knows it is just gimmicks that will take them nowhere.”

The former lawmaker also asked Nigerians to be patient with the reforms by the President Tinubu-led administration.

“I think we are on the right track, even if people are not feeling it. When we talk about the challenges relating to security, that’s taken us how many years to get to the point where President Tinubu took over.

“There’s nobody with a magical wand that can make everything disappear overnight. But from the time he assumed office until now, we have seen leadership in areas that were previously neglected,” he added.