ADC: Nigerians express divergent views on coalition to unseat Tinubu in 2027
Reactions have continued to trail the unveiling of the opposition coalition party, African Democratic Congress, ADC, ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The formation of a broad alliance under the ADC has brought together several political heavyweights, sparking intense debate across the country.
The development comes at a time when Nigeria’s democracy is under heightened scrutiny, ranging from questions about electoral credibility to calls for greater political inclusiveness and institutional accountability.
All eyes are on the opposition politicians to see how the coalition might reshape the nation’s political landscape.
SOCIETY WATCH reports that the opposition coalition adopted the African Democratic Congress, ADC, as its political party ahead of the 2027 general elections as a major step in their efforts to unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
The party installed former Senate President, David Mark, as its interim national chairman, while the immediate past Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, was appointed as the national secretary.
reports that barely 24 hours after the unveiling of the coalition in the nation’s capital city, Abuja, a major faction kicked against the move to adopt the party as its political platform.
The faction’s national publicity secretary, Musa Isa Matara, in a statement, warned that the ADC is not a “private coalition platform” to be hijacked by political elites. The faction expressed outrage over what it described as a unilateral decision made without input from critical stakeholders.
Reacting to the emergence of the coalition party, Segun Showunmi, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and former spokesperson to Atiku Abubakar, said the coalition holds no hope of survival.
They will quarrel among themselves over everything. Everybody in that coalition suddenly wants to be president all at the same time, and they will not be able to agree,” he said.
As the political battle gets underway, some Nigerians have expressed their views on the developments.
Speaking to SOCIETY WATCH, an entrepreneur, Hassan Alowonle, said the coalition of various political parties to form ADC is not a new phase in Nigerian politics, stressing that when members of some political parties find it difficult to have an influence in the current system, they merge to unseat the current government in the coming elections.
