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Why is the ADC withering and seeming like it’s dead on arrival? The fanfare with which Mr Peter Obi and key politicians gathered in Enugu to declare for the African Democratic Congress at the end of January had lit up the political arena, giving hope of a tsunami about to wake. But alas, it has […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced a composition of 50-member wise men and women committee to formulate policy and manifesto for the Party. See the statement below: PRESS STATEMENT The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced the constitution of its 50-member Wise Men […]
Continue ReadingA former Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Akin Osuntokun, has dumped the Labour Party for the African Democratic Congress. Osuntokun, a former News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Managing Director, confirmed this to a correspondent of the agency on Monday in Lagos. “Yes, it is correct. I am now in ADC,” he told […]
Continue ReadingThose of us who love competitive democracy can only take a positive view of the defection of Mr Peter Obi to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the platform adopted by key opposition figures for the 2027 elections after the cannibalisation and factionalisation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party by a blend […]
Continue ReadingFormer governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose, has warned that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) would lose relevance ahead of the 2027 general election if it fails to field former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, as its presidential flagbearer. Speaking during a political discussion on Channels Television, Fayose described Obi as the central force and main […]
Continue ReadingA Rock and a Hard Place: It was a hard decision. But it had to be made, and very quickly too. And on the 31st of December, 2025, Peter Obi decided to formally join Nigeria’s coalition political group, the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Let’s say he bit the bullet. It’s symbolic he chose the last […]
Continue ReadingThe epidemic of crisis afflicting major political parties in Nigeria in the current political dispensation appears to have infected the African Democratic Congress (ADC) too, as a faction of the party, led by its National Chairman, Nafiu Gombe, on Thursday distanced itself from the reported defection and registration of former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter […]
Continue ReadingThe Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has formally joined the coalition-backed African Democratic Congress (ADC). The former governor of Anambra announced his defection in Enugu on Wednesday, December 31. Mr. Obi said his defection ahead of the 2027 election is aimed at rescuing and transforming Nigeria. […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senator, Ireti Kingibe, representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Senatorial District at the national assembly, will formally register as a member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Thursday, December 18. Kingibe announced her defection from the Labour Party (LP) to the ADC in July, ahead of the 2027 general election, describing the move […]
Continue ReadingAfrican Democratic Congress (ADC) has voiced out its concern over what it called the growing “conundrum” involving former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, made the statement on Friday while speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show, noting […]
Continue ReadingFollowing the footsteps of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), months after leaving the All Progressives Congress. The former governor registered with the ADC and collected his membership card at the party office in Unguwar Sarki Ward, Kaduna State. […]
Continue ReadingOmoyele Sowore, the controversial activist and owner of Sahara Reporters, recently stated in a Channels TV interview with Seun Akinbaloye that Tinubu is “in complete control” of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, coalition…and that “all” of the main ADC politicians are secretly working for Tinubu behind the scenes. This is an explosive claim; and the possibility that […]
Continue ReadingYesterday, someone asked me to give my current impression of that coalition party called the ADC. I asked if the person knew the meaning of the idiom: a loud fart in a windstorm, or simply, a fart in the wind. That is my impression of the party that came loud and furious like Hurricane Katrina […]
Continue ReadingThree political parties – the All Progressives Congress (APC), the African Democratic Congress (ADC), and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday differed over the outcome of the by-elections held on Saturday across 16 constituencies in 12 states. While the APC captured 12 constituencies, the PDP recorded wins in Ibadan, Oyo State, and Adamawa State; […]
Continue ReadingThe former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has stated that all elected officials in the North, including governors seeking re-election, will not be re-elected unless they join the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC). Answering questions during an interview on Trust TV’s Sunday Politics, Lawal said the ruling APC has destroyed […]
Continue ReadingNational Working Committee (NWC) of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), led by its Interim National Chairman, Senator David Mark, has assured the party’s state chairmen of their full inclusion in the opposition coalition seeking to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. This assurance was given during a meeting which brought together the […]
Continue ReadingAs it is usually the case with big opposition parties at the moment, three aggrieved members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), have filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja, asking the removal of the Senator David Mark-led interim leadership of the party. The suit initiators —Adeyemi Emmanuel, Ayodeji Victor Tolu, and […]
Continue ReadingPRESS RELEASE July 3, 2025 Minister Wike is Jittery – ADC The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has taken note of the virulent attacks launched on the various leaders of the coalition movement by the Hon. Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike in his media chat today. Without justifying this behaviour that we find […]
Continue ReadingFormer Senate President David Mark and former Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, have been appointed as the interim National Chairman and National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), which is a coalition opposing President Bola Tinubu’s administration in the run-up to the 2027 general elections. This announcement confirms months of speculation surrounding the platform […]
Continue ReadingMODERATOR: We take this space for ‘The Sick Nation Debate’, a town hall exchange between two political tendencies recommending themselves to our sick nation. Today’s edition is between the ruling APC and a budding coalition which, for now, uses the ADC label. We start in alphabetical order. APC: Alphabetical order? No. A good debate should […]
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