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David Mark-led ADC, gov Makinde and Tanimu Turaki-led PDP meet to strategize jointly against APC

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David Mark-led African Democratic Congress (ADC) today had a stakeholders meeting with the Tanimu Turaki and governor Seyi Makinde faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Opposition leaders who were at the Wednesday meeting include former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, factional PDP National Chairman Tanimu Turaki, SAN, former Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, former Governors […]

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Atiku, David Mark, Obi, Kwankwaso, Amaechi, Aregbesola, others lead ADC protest to INEC Headquarters

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Leaders and members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) joined a large demonstration in Abuja on Wednesday, protesting decisions by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that they said undermined democracy and the party’s internal leadership. The protest, tagged #OccupyINEC, the protesters, who included former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso and […]

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2027: How ADC landed in troubled waters

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Details emerged at the weekend as to how the African Democratic Congress (ADC) landed in what some political observers called the “hot waters of Nigerian politics”, following the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw the earlier recognition given to the Senator David Mark-led executive committee. The Sunday Tribune was reliably informed […]

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INEC effectively blocking ADC from fielding candidates in 2027 elections ―Bolaji Abdullahi

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In a statement issued on Monday, African Democratic Congress (ADC) has alleged that its derecognition by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is part of a broader effort to prevent the party from participating in the 2027 general election. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, said the commission’s recent actions — including its refusal […]

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No plan to change ADC leadership ―Bolaji Abdullahi

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African Democratic Congress (ADC) has denied the social media reports speculating a change in its leadership. In a post on his X handle on Sunday, ADC spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi, described the reports as fabricated misinformation and urged Nigerians to disregard the claims. “Please note that reports circulating about a change in the leadership of the […]

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United States policy firm to brief Congress, Trump administration on INEC’s suspension of opposition ADC leadership

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Von Batten-Montague York L.C., a U.S.-based policy firm, has announced plans to formally engage members of Congress and the Trump administration regarding Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) decision to suspend recognition of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) leadership. The firm’s intervention comes in response to INEC’s recent action withdrawing recognition of the ADC leadership […]

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ADC will go ahead with congresses despite INEC disrecognising Mark as party chair ―Bolaji Abdulahi

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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said that it will go ahead with its congresses in spite of INEC’s recent decision to disrecognise David Mark as the national chairman of the party Bolaji Abdullahi, the national publicity secretary of the party stated this on live television. He said: “When we said Bola Tinubu wants to […]

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ADC rejects INEC’s interpretation of Appeal Court ruling

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African Democratic Congress (ADC) has rejected the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC’s) interpretation of the Court of Appeal ruling on the party’s leadership dispute. The party claimed that the interpretation is contradictory and influenced by external pressure. National Spokesperson of ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, made the position known in a statement issued on Wednesday, in reaction […]

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ADC is dead if Peter Obi is not picked as its 2027 flagbearer ―Fayose reiterates

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Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has said the African Democratic Congress (ADC) may struggle to remain politically relevant ahead of the 2027 general election if it fails to field Peter Obi as its presidential candidate. He made the remark on Sunday during PDP National Convention 2026 in Abuja, while reacting to ongoing permutations […]

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Kwankwaso formally joins ADC in Kano (Photos)

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Former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and ex-Minister of Defence, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The former Governor of Kano State, also registered with the party and received his membership card on Monday at Gidan Kwankwasiyya, Miller Road, Bompai, Kano. Recall that yesterday, Kwankwaso announced […]

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Salihu Tanko Yakassai defects from APC to ADC

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Controversial former media aide to governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, Salihu Tanko Yakassai, has dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) citing the government’s failure to impact Nigerian lives. Yakassai told journalists on Monday that he was dumping the ruling APC for betraying the trust of Nigerians. He said: “After extensive consultations with family, […]

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Kwankwaso ready to join ADC on Wednesday

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Noticeable indications came out on Tuesday that former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, may formally obtain his membership card of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Wednesday. Sources within the ADC leadership disclosed that Kwankwaso is expected to register as a member of the opposition party in his hometown, Kwankwaso, located in Madobi Local Government […]

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Nine senators decamp to ADC

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Nine Senators from different political parties on Thursday, on the floor of the Nigerian Senate, formally announced their defection to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The Senators who defected to the ADC are Aminu Tambuwal, representing Sokoto South; Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia South); Binos Yaroe (Adamawa South); Victor Umeh (Anambra Central); Tony Nwoye (Anambra North); Lawal […]

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Rotimi Amaechi’s convoy attacked by gunmen in Rivers, ADC office set ablaze

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Rotimi Amaechi, former Minister of Transportation, on Friday, called on security agencies to identify and arrest miscreants who attacked his convoy and set fire to the office of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Ubima community, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. It was gathered that gunmen, on Friday, attacked Amaechi’s convoy on the […]

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Is ADC dead on arrival? even Atiku’s boy decamped, By Steve Osuji

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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 […]

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ADC announces composition of 50-member wise men and women policy and manifesto committee (Full list)

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In 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 […]

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Ex-Labour Party campaign director Akin Osuntokun defects to ADC

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A 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 […]

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If ADC fails to field Peter Obi as flagbearer in 2027 ―Ayo Fayose

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Former 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 […]

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