By Christiana Ekpa
The National Chairman of Accord (A), Muhammad Lawal Nalado, yesterday said the target of the party ahead of the 2023 general election is to win a governorship seat, adding that this will be achieved through strategic collaboration with stakeholders in and out of the party.
Fiddling questions from journàlists during the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party in Abuja, Nalado also said the failure of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) to fulfill its 2015 and 2019 campaign promises attracted many supporters of the ruling party to Accord.
He disclosed that the party will field candidates to contest all the elective positions in the 2023 general election, including the President, adding “Accord had always fielded candidates during every election since it was formed in 2006 and we have always won one elective office or the other”.
Speaking further, he said the NEC meeting is called to help the party put in place a strategy that will enable it win elections in the forthcoming national election in 2023. This, he said, will be made possible through the enduring peace in the party, contrary to what obtains in both the ruling and opposition Peoples Democratic Party and All Progressive Congress.
While describing his Party as the alternative party in the country, Nolade said they were working hard to make sure that Accord party is the number one party in the country.
He said, “The NEC is strategizing on how we are going to be the alternative party in the country to take over governance. Everybody knows that Accord has been very consistent since we were registered. In Accord we are working like a family. We have our internal problems but we have very good mechanism to resolve our differences. We want to be the number one party.
“By the grace of God, come 2023, Accord Party is going to occupy Aso Rock. With the efforts we are putting in place and the response we are getting from the public and the commendations, we are going to surprise Nigerians.
“We have been working very hard. Accord Party is the only party that doesn’t have external influence. We believe with the contacts our stakeholders are making, we believe with the feeling of Nigerians over the failed promises of the ruling party, people will look at our direction.
“We are growing every day. We are going to discuss about 2023 in our NEC meeting; we are going to discuss our strategy, mobilization and many other things. We are going to take the due process to make sure we arrive at where we can take over from the ruling party.”
