The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has
recognised the new national working committee (NWC) of the African Democratic
Congress (ADC).
The leadership of the ADC has been published on the website
of the electoral umpire, with David Mark listed as the national chairman of the
party.
In July, opposition politicians and some ADC leaders adopted
the party as the coalition platform for the 2027 elections.
Some of the coalition members include Atiku Abubakar; Uche
Secondus, former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); Nasir
el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna; Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the
Labour Party (LP) in 2023; Rotimi Amaechi, former minister of transportation;
and Odigie Oyegun, former chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Mark, the former senate president; Aregbesola, an
ex-minister of interior, and Bolaji Abdullahi, a former minister of sports, were
appointed interim chairman, secretary, and spokesperson, respectively.
The party also appointed other members to the various NWC
positions.
On July 2, Ralph Nwosu, the party’s founder, announced the
resignation of the NWC and endorsed the interim leadership headed by Mark.
In late July, the party asked INEC to recognise the new
leadership.
But some party stakeholders have opposed the adoption of the
ADC as a coalition platform, describing the arrangement as a “hijack”.
Nafiu Bala, a former governorship candidate of the ADC in
Gombe, also declared himself the party’s national chairman.
On August 4, a group known as the Concerned State Chairmen
of the party asked the coalition members to form a new party, saying the “ADC
is not for sale”.
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