"David Mark: ADC Promises Transparent Elections and Verifiable Primaries"

Table of Contents

• Clean Elections Commitment
• Membership Verification
• Citizens First Approach
• Dignity and Inclusion
• Separation of Powers
• Budget Transparency

The Interim National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), David Mark, has announced that the party will conduct fair elections.

Mark stated that the ADC would guarantee that its membership and primaries are verifiable.

He made this announcement during the opposition coalition’s National Working Committee (NWC) meeting.

A statement he released after the meeting partially reads: “Third, clean elections, clean governance: digital, verifiable membership and primaries; rigorous candidate screening before nominations; performance scorecards published quarterly.

“Fourth, citizens first: service charters in every ADC-led government with timelines, public dashboards, and genuine feedback mechanisms.

“Fifth, dignity and inclusion: standing councils for special interest groups such as workers, women, youth, farmers, professionals, retired security personnel, educators, persons with disabilities, retirees, civil society, and the vulnerable – represented at the decision-making table not as mere tokens, but as architects of policies and programs.

“The ADC will uphold the separation of powers, restore legislative and judicial independence, and enhance oversight to ensure that budgets serve the public interest rather than private interests.

“We will eliminate the culture of parallel budgets and off-budget maneuvers by enforcing strict and transparent planning, timely appropriations, and thorough auditing.”