The Nigeria National Coalition Group has adopted African Democratic Congress (ADC), the platform as the coalition’s platform for the 2027 elections to unseat president Bola Tinubu.
The opposition coalition has also appointed David Mark, a former senate president; and Rauf Aregbesola, ex-governor of Osun state; as interim national chairman and secretary respectively.
It will be recalled that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had rejected the registration of Alliance for Democratic Advancement (ADA), after Mark, Mallam El Rufai and others approached the electoral body for registration.
A former Minister of sports, Bolaji Abdullahi, will serve as spokesperson for the ADC coalition.
Broadtvnews gathered that the ADC is expected to formally announce the appointments today, Wednesday July 2, 2025 after a meeting scheduled to hold in Abuja.Mark has already resigned his membership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).The former Senate President’s resignation was made public via a post on X, by Kola Ologbondiyan, a former aide to Mark and ex-national publicity secretary of the PDP, thus: “African Democratic Congress (ADC) has been adopted as the political party for the coalition. The party has elected Sen. David Mark as the Interim National chairman and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as the interim National Secretary.”Also, in his acceptance speech, Aregbesola said the ADC must show that it is different from the other political parties in the country by being ideologically-driven.“Our political landscape is plagued by parties that lack ideological depth. They are empty shells merging and splitting, not over policy or principle, but over power and personality. There is little regard for the people, and even less for the country,” the ADC national secretary said.“That is not the kind of party we must be. That is not the kind of party I will serve.“We must be the party that talks about public education and actually builds schools. That speaks of security and supports real policies to keep our communities safe. That believes in jobs and works to create them. That stands for Nigeria not just during elections, but in everyday governance.“This is not an easy task. It will take time. It will demand sacrifice. But it can be done.“I ask for your support not just in words, but in action. Hold me accountable. Challenge me when I stray. And stand with me as we begin this journey to rebuild our party, restore its soul, and return politics to its rightful place as a service to the people.”
