A former Senate President, Senator David Mark, and ex-Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola, have been appointed as the interim chairman and secret
A former Senate President, Senator David Mark, and ex-Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola, have been appointed as the interim chairman and secretary, respectively, of the African Democratic Congress, ADC the coalition platform being positioned against President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 elections.
Leaders of the opposition coalition unanimously agreed on Mark and Aregbesola for the roles.
A former sports minister, Bolaji Abdullahi, has been appointed as the interim National Publicity Secretary.
The ADC and its newly constituted leadership will be formally unveiled soon in Abuja.
Opposition leaders from multiple parties have consistently criticized the All Progressives Congress-led government, branding it a failure.
Interestingly, the major opposition parties including the PDP, Labour Party, New Nigeria Peoples Party, and Social Democratic Party have also been grappling with internal crises.
In a bid to present a formidable front ahead of the 2027 elections, ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s Peter Obi, a former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Ameachi, a former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and other political figures came together to launch a new coalition during a meeting in Abuja on March 20.
The move ignited a nationwide conversation about the potential impact of a united opposition, with mixed reactions from political analysts and the general public.
After months of speculation over which platform the coalition would adopt, the group settled on the ADC as its political vehicle.
Confirming the development, Kola Ologbondiyan, a former aide to the ex-Senate President and former PDP National Publicity Secretary, announced in a tweet via his verified X account that the ADC has been adopted.
He stated, “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 Raud Aregbesola as the interim National Secretary.”
Earlier, in a communique signed by Mark, the coalition has asked Nigerians to join it.
The communique read in part, “The meeting encourages all well-meaning PDP members and other patriotic Nigerians to join the coalition.
“All coalition partners must be united on the issues of national unity, democracy, national security and national economy and the political will to stamp out corruption embedded in our institutions.
“The coalition partners to work out the modalities of winning all elections taking into consideration local and national peculiarities.”
