The opposition coalition has adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as the platform to unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections.
The party has appointed a former Senate President, David Mark, who has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as its interim national chairman, with a former governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, appointed as the interim national secretary.
This was made known in social media posts by many opposition bigwigs, including a former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai; Dele Momodu, and Kola Ologbondiyan, among others.
In a post on his X account, Ologbodiyan, a former national publicity secretary of the PDP, wrote, “ 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 Rauf Aregbesola as the interim National Secretary.”
On Tuesday, a group of concerned leaders of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Mark, asked Nigerians to join in helping to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
In a communiqué issued after the meeting, they called on all PDP members and Nigerians to come together in a broad coalition committed to national unity, democratic principles, security, economic recovery, and a strong fight against corruption.
They emphasised the need for coalition partners to develop strategies that reflect both national and local political realities, in preparation for future elections.
Meanwhile, Senator Mark has formally resigned his membership of the PDP, citing deepening internal divisions, unresolved leadership crisis, and irreconcilable differences.
In a letter dated June 27 and addressed to the PDP Chairman in his Otukpo Ward, Benue State, sighted by Channels Television on Wednesday, Mark said that the issues in the party had reduced it to a shadow of its former self and exposed it to public embarrassment.
“I bring warm greetings to you and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Otukpo Ward 1, and by extension, to the entire Benue State and Nigeria. I write to formally inform you of my decision to resign my membership of the party with immediate effect.
“You may recall that over the years, I have remained firm and deeply committed to the ideals of the PDP. Even when nearly all stakeholders departed the party following our loss in the 2015 presidential election, I pledged to remain the last man standing.”
“I have worked steadfastly to rebuild, reconcile, and reposition the party, efforts which, without sounding immodest, helped restore the PDP to national relevance and made it once again a party of choice for many Nigerians,” Mark’s letter read in part.
