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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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INEC, David Mark, and Coming Abachaian Coronation, By Farooq A. Kperogi

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With INEC’s overtly partisan, intentionally illegal, and possibly remote-controlled withdrawal of recognition for the David Mark-led ADC, Nigeria has officially reverted to full-on Abacha-era suffocation of even the wispiest pretense to competitive electoral politics. Lawyers have said that the judgment of the appeal court, which INEC invoked as a convenient crutch to carry out a […]

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Atiku visits Kwankwaso, ADC Chairman to strategise ahead of 2027 elections (Photos)

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Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has intensified consultations with key opposition figures following the defection of former Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, to the African Democratic Congress. In a statement posted on his X handle on Wednesday, Atiku said he paid courtesy visits to Kwankwaso and the party’s National Chairman, David Mark, in Abuja, describing […]

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INEC recognises David Mark-led ADC leadership

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Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday officially recognised the David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress. This development followed a period of internal restructuring within the party, which culminated in the emergence of new national officers aimed at repositioning the ADC ahead of future electoral contests. Alongside Mark, other principal officers now […]

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David Mark, Dele Giwa, Abiola and other stories, By Lasisi Olagunju

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Who killed Dele Giwa? Who was Gloria Okon and where is she today? How did David Mark accurately predict in 1994 that Sani Abacha would spend five years in power and would attempt to contest a multi-party presidential election with only himself as candidate? Why did M. K.O. Abiola contest the 1993 election even after […]

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David Mark, stakeholders hold meeting with ADC state chairmen

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National 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 […]

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David Mark, Aregbesola emerge ADC interim Chairman, Secretary

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Former 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 […]

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