The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed the African Democratic Congress’s reported directive to Peter Obi on his 2027 presidential ambition, describing it as evidence of a collapsing political arrangement. In a statement on Tuesday, the party’s spokesperson, Seye Oladejo, said the ADC’s public call for Obi to clarify his …
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has warned that it will join ongoing demonstrations by indigenous contractors and pensioners if the federal government fails to settle longstanding debts and entitlements. In a statement on Sunday, Bolaji Abdullahi, the party’s spokesperson, accused the federal government of showing “insensitivity” toward thousands of contractors and retirees owed billions of …
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has formally joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), marking another major shift in his political trajectory. El-Rufai completed his registration and collected his membership card at the ADC office in Ungwar Sarki Ward, Kaduna State. Before officially joining the ADC, Nasir El-Rufai and other coalition of opposition forces, including …
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has formally joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), a party adopted by a broad opposition coalition in July 2025 to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections. Atiku confirmed his new political base on Monday via his X handle, posting a photograph of himself holding …
Former Governors of Bayelsa and Rivers States, Senator Seriake Dickson and Rt Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, have raised the alarm over the growing threat that electoral malpractice poses to Nigeria’s democracy as the 2027 general election draws close. Speaking at the fifth anniversary lecture of First Daily Newspaper held in Abuja on Monday, the two leaders …
Again, the former Minister of Transportation and ex-Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has reaffirmed his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), insisting he will not step down for any aspirant. Speaking with journalists in Kano after a meeting with a coalition of traders, Amaechi …
A governorship aspirant of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Ekiti State, Apostle Ayodele David-Adesua, has vowed that no act of violence or intimidation will derail the party’s mission to rescue the state from what he described as years of misrule. David-Adesua made the declaration in a statement issued on Wednesday in Ado-Ekiti, while reacting …
John Nwosu, the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the November 8 Anambra election, has described reports of citizens donating to Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s re-election campaign as “deeply worrisome.” In a statement issued on Sunday, Nwosu said the practice raises serious questions about compliance with Nigeria’s electoral laws and moral standards. “I …
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), and Senator Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa West have condemned the increasing wave of defections by governors and lawmakers, particularly from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The criticism follows the defection of …
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kebbi State has raised alarm over the rising cases of insecurity and political thuggery across the state, urging both state and federal authorities to take immediate and decisive action to curb the trend. The party made the appeal on Sunday during a press briefing held after its stakeholders’ meeting …
