Kenneth Okonkwo, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), says he will not support or campaign for any presidential ticket that excludes the South-East from either the presidency or vice-presidency in the 2027 election. Okonkwo made his position known in a statement on Monday following the ADC’s selection of former minister of transportation and…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political parties over their alleged failure to meet constitutional requirements for continued registration. The affected parties are the ADC, Action Peoples Party (APP), Action Alliance (AA), Accord Party (AP), and Zenith…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced former Rivers governor and ex-minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, as the running mate to its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, ahead of the 2027 general election. Bolaji Abdullahi, national publicity secretary of the party, disclosed the decision in a statement issued on Monday. According to the ADC, Amaechi’s emergence…
Pat Utomi, professor of political economy, says Peter Obi would have been “trapped” if he had remained in the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Speaking on Prime Time on Arise Television on Monday, Utomi said recent developments in the ADC vindicated Obi’s decision to leave the party for the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). “It seems to…
Babachir Lawal, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, has resigned from the African Democratic Congress (ADC), alleging that the party’s presidential primary was manipulated in favour of Atiku Abubakar. Atiku emerged as the ADC presidential candidate after polling 1,846,370 votes to defeat Rotimi Amaechi, who secured 504,117 votes. Mohammed Hayatudeen came third with…
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), visited Mohammed Hayatu-Deen at his Lagos residence on Sunday as part of efforts to unite the party after its presidential primary. Hayatu-Deen had boycotted the announcement of the ADC presidential primary results over allegations of irregularities. Speaking to journalists after the meeting, Atiku said he…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for unity within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) after emerging as the party’s presidential candidate for the 2027 election. Speaking after his victory at the party’s presidential primary, Atiku said he would reach out to other aspirants for reconciliation and party unity. Rotimi Amaechi and Mohammed Hayatu-Deen boycotted…
Nentawe Yilwatda, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says opposition parties are too busy fighting one another instead of confronting the ruling party. Speaking in an interview on Channels Television, Yilwatda said the crisis within opposition parties confirms earlier predictions of internal implosion. “In the last three weeks, APC is not fighting ADC…
Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, former Lagos gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, has been declared the winner of the African Democratic Congress governorship primary for the office of the state governor. In an online video seen by ALO 360, the returning officer for the primary announced that Rhodes-Vivour will be the party’s flagbearer…
By ALO 360 Editorial Board On Sunday, May 24, while members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by David Mark prepared for the party’s nationwide presidential primaries, news broke that another faction loyal to Dumebi Kachikwu had held a separate convention in Abuja. At the convention, the faction dissolved the party’s national working committee…
