The coalition of opposition parties will on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, formally adopt the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its platform to challenge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027.
The move to formally adopt the proposed political vehicle, the All Democratic Alliance, ADA, on Wednesday, June 2, was mooted by members of the coalition amid fears that INEC may not fast-track its registration to meet electoral deadlines.
Former Senate President David Mark may have been endorsed as the interim national chairman of the African Democratic Congress, succeeding founder Okey Ralph Nwosu. If confirmed, Mark will oversee the party during its transitional phase and the convention set for 2026, which will elect a new National Working Committee.
Majority of coalition figures, which was formally unveiled on March 20, includes key political figures such as former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai had agreed to join the ADC after talks with the Social Democratic Party, SDP, collapsed.,
It was reported that the party met all the coalition’s requirements after ADC satisfied the expectations of top political bigwigs., The move suffered a slight setback after some coalition figures pushed back, claiming that the registration of the new party was still under consideration. By June, the coalition formally approached INEC to register it as a new political entity.
It would be recalled that INEC told a coalition of political groups seeking to register a new party ahead of the 2027 general elections that no amount of public pressure or blackmail would override the need for strict compliance with constitutional and regulatory requirements.
The electoral body questioned the coalition’s compliance with key legal and procedural requirements, warning that party registration was not merely a political declaration but a constitutional process governed by strict guidelines.
INEC also denied reports circulating online, claiming the registration of two new political parties – the “Independent Democrats” and the “Peoples Democratic Movement.”,
