Key figures from Nigeria’s opposition parties have gathered at the Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja under the banner of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), which has been adopted as the new platform to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections.
Among those present at the meeting are former Vice President and 2023 PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar; Labour Party’s Peter Obi; former governors Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna) and Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers); and former Senate President, David Mark.
David Mark, who recently resigned from the PDP, was appointed interim national chairman of the ADC, while former Osun State governor Rauf Aregbesola was named interim national secretary.
Also in attendance were prominent political figures including Senator Dino Melaye, former Youth and Sports Minister Solomon Dalung, media personality Dele Momodu, Senator Gabriel Suswam, Senator Ireti Kingibe (Labour Party), former Deputy Speaker Emeka Ihedioha, and retired Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar.
Leaders and members from the PDP, Labour Party, and Social Democratic Party (SDP) were also present, signaling a broad-based coalition aiming to unseat the APC in the next general elections.
