2027: ADC reveals fresh plans for opposition coalition to unseat Tinubu

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has disclosed plans for the opposition coalition to defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and unseat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections.

The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, while speaking on plans for 2027 and other national issues, said discussions on building a broad opposition coalition ahead of next year’s presidential election are still open.

Abdullahi pointed out that the ADC has the conviction that only a robust and united opposition would have the political capacity to challenge President Tinubu and the ruling party.

While emphasising that the ADC was still interested in bringing opposition groups and political interests together, Abdullahi said the coalition project had not been abandoned.

“We still have not given up the possibility. Don’t forget that we started this coalition building. And we still believe that the window has not closed for the possibility of building a coalition ahead of 2027 because we believe that the opposition stands a better chance if we are all working together,” he said.

The ADC spokesman’s assertion followed the exit of Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, from the earlier coalition arrangement.

Recall that Obi and Kwankwaso, in May 2025, defected from the ADC to the NDC, citing internal crisis and court cases.

Following their departure, the ADC conducted its primary election and produced a former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, as its flagbearer and thereafter named former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, as running mate.