By YouNews
By, Onome Jackson
National Opposition Coalition Group with the main focus of defeating Tinubu in 2027 election has adopted a new party.
This will be officially unveiled today (Wednesday) in Abuja.
This is after months of speculation over which platform the coalition would adopt, the group had settled on the ADC as its political vehicle.
The coalition, which includes Atiku Abubakar, Nasir El-Rufai, Peter Obi, and Kayode Fayemi, among others, is now expected to challenge President Bola Tinubu and his ruling All Progressives Congress at the ballot box in 2027.
A former Senate President, Senator David Mark, and ex-Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, have been appointed as the interim Chairman and Secretary, respectively, of the African Democratic Congress, the coalition platform being positioned against President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 elections.
The ADC National Chairman, Ralph Nwosu, has stepped aside to allow Mark and Aregbesola take over as interim Chairman and Secretary.
Rising from the just-concluded meeting on Tuesday night in Abuja , leaders of the opposition coalition unanimously agreed on Mark and Aregbesola for the roles.
A former Sports Minister, Bolaji Abdullahi, has been appointed as the interim National Publicity Secretary.
The ADC and its newly constituted leadership will be formally unveiled in Abuja today, Wednesday in Abuja.
YOUNEWS posits that the major opposition parties including the PDP, Labour Party, New Nigeria Peoples Party, and Social Democratic Party have also been grappling with internal crises.
In a bid to present a formidable front ahead of the 2027 elections, ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party鈥檚 Peter Obi, a former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Ameachi, a former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and other political figures came together to launch a new coalition during a meeting in Abuja on March 20.
The move ignited a nationwide conversation about the potential impact of a united opposition, with mixed reactions from political analysts and the general public.