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Barely a year to the 2027 general elections, the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has thrown a direct challenge at two institutions meant to stand above partisan politics, accusing the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the Nigeria Police Force of drifting toward the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The party’s grievance, set out on…
A long running battle for control of the African Democratic Congress has entered its most consequential phase yet, with the Independent National Electoral Commission confirming that only nominees submitted by the leadership of Senator David Mark will stand on its ballot for the 2027 general election, even as a rival group insists it has…
The African Democratic Congress moved quickly on Monday to calm anxiety within its ranks, declaring that a fresh Court of Appeal judgment on its internal congresses carries no consequence for the candidates it has fielded through direct primaries. The reassurance came only hours after the appellate court in Abuja handed the party a setback…
The battle for control of the African Democratic Congress spilled fully into the open on Monday, as the Atiku Abubakar wing of the party petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission to investigate what it called the forgery and unauthorised use of documents purportedly issued by the electoral body. The trigger was a claim by…
The African Democratic Congress has accused President Bola Tinubu and the ruling party leadership of keeping former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai in custody out of raw political terror. The opposition party claims that Abuja is using state anti-graft and security apparatuses to paralyze the influential northern politician ahead of the 2027 general elections. The…
The African Democratic Congress has moved to tighten its grip on legal representation, barring all state chapters and officials from handling any court matters on the party’s behalf and directing that every legal process be channelled to its National Headquarters in Abuja. The decision reflects growing unease within the opposition party over how…
A fresh dispute has broken out over the welfare of former Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, with the African Democratic Congress and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission offering sharply conflicting accounts of a hospital visit that has now become the latest flashpoint in one of the most closely watched…
The African Democratic Congress has successfully uploaded the particulars of its Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s nomination portal, the party announced on Tuesday. The party said the uploaded candidates were former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, its presidential candidate, and former Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi, its vice-presidential candidate. The National Publicity…
The African Democratic Congress has officially named former Minister of Transportation and ex-Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi as its vice-presidential candidate for the 2027 presidential election, pairing him with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on the opposition coalition’s ticket. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, announced the decision on Monday through a statement…
The African Democratic Congress has declared that a Federal High Court judgment nullifying key sections of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s regulations for the 2027 general elections will unleash a wave of defections from the ruling All Progressives Congress, as the opposition party welcomed the verdict as a direct vindication of its earlier legal…