By Cross Udo, Abuja
The National Chairman of Accord (A) party, Muhammad Lawal Nalado, yesterday said the failure of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) to fulfill their 2015 and 2019 campaign promises has attracted many supporters of the ruling party to Accord.

Nalado, who said this yesterday during the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party in Abuja, also said the target of the party ahead of the 2023 general election is to win a Governorship seat, adding that would be achieved through collaboration with stakeholders in and out of the party.

He emphasized that Accord had always fielded candidates during every election since it was formed in 2006, adding that the party has always won an elective position.

Speaking further, he said the NEC meeting is called to help the party put in place a strategy that will enable it to 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 the 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 as a family. We have our internal problems but we have a very good mechanism to resolve our differences. We want to be the number one party.

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“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 an 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 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.”