From The Sky To The Ballot, ADC Will Crash Again-Benjamin Dairo Oyinloye

The name ‘ADC’ in Nigeria is a tragedy on replay — a name soaked in sorrow, and one that history itself has refused to redeem. It is a name that propels the mind into bitterness and pain, evoking memories that many have tried hard to bury.

Yes, Sir Shina Peters once sang of its rhythm, its fleeting glory, and its ephemeral rain. I remember that vividly. But even the music couldn’t wash away the sadness that now clings to the name like the rust on a forgotten iron.

Indeed, the Oracle has spoken again. I can now rest — though rest will not come without the haunting memories of an inglorious, catastrophic, and mind-renting incident.

(A moment of silence for the fallen souls).

May God bless their memories.

This is the ADC that once was:

On November 7, 1996, ADC Airlines Flight 086 left Port Harcourt with ambition in its wings, bound for Lagos. But in trying to avoid a mid-air collision — trying to dodge chaos — the aircraft inverted mid-flight and plunged into a watery grave. All 144 passengers and the crew perished. It was one of Nigeria’s darkest aviation disasters. A crash not just of metal, but of dreams, systems, and human judgment.

Fast forward to today — another ADC has taken off, but this time in the theatre of politics. And just like the ill-fated plane that bore its name, it is already flying upside down.

This Association of Disgruntled Candidates, disguising itself as a ‘Third Force’ is a coalition of rejection, resentment, and recycled ambition. A megaphone with no foot soldiers. A manifesto written in protest, not vision. A dream held hostage by delusion.

How does a party with zero national presence, no structure, and fragmented loyalties presume to unseat a ruling force hardened by incumbency, money, and machinery?

The truth? They are flying blind.

In aviation, survival depends on training, crew synergy, and a sound cockpit culture. In politics, the same laws apply — structure, consistency, credibility, and grassroots touch points. The political ADC lacks all.

If ADC crashed in business with a real cockpit, manned by trained professionals, what hope exists for its political namesake — driven by wounded egos, empty slogans, and ballooned entitlement?

They are not contesting for power; they are colliding with it.

They are fighting the sky with slogans.

And make no mistake:

Their flight will crash — not in a lagoon this time, but in the ballot box if they ever make it to their inevitable terminal end-Mr Benjamin Dairo Oyinloye, writes from Abuja