Dalung: We Took an Oath While Forming the ADC Coalition

A former Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, revealed that the founding members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition took an oath.

Dalung said the oath pledged that the coalition would serve Nigeria as a whole rather than individual interests.

Speaking on the Mic On Podcast with Seun Okinbaloye, the former minister under the late ex‑President Muhammadu Buhari, he noted that most coalition members have broken that oath.

While acknowledging that the coalition is not dead, he stressed that it is no longer as formidable as it was at its inception.

When asked about the controversies surrounding the ADC, Dalung said: “The controversies are expected because when we entered the coalition on day one, we all took an oath that it would not be about any individual but about the country. I am keeping to that oath because such issues will arise for any politician. Anyone claiming that these controversies will not come is not sincere.”

He added: “My disappointment is that most of those who took the oath on day one in the coalition have broken it.”

“The oath was to remain committed to the coalition and not to personal interests. What has now destabilized the coalition is personal ambition taking precedence over our early commitment.”

“The coalition, as it stands, is not dead but not as formidable as it once was.”