Interim National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Senate President, Mr David Mark, has opened up and said the party has no preferred presidential aspirant for the 2027 presidential election.
Mark stated this while addressing stakeholders of the Kogi chapter of the ADC at a meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. He assured Nigerians that, under his leadership, the party would be absolutely transparent.
“The ADC has no preferred or favourite presidential aspirant, but has set out to first put out a platform that would be attractive and acceptable to the majority of Nigerians.
“We are doing this because we do not want this great ship called Nigeria to sink, because if we do not rise up now and it sank all of us will be affected,” he said.
Mark added that all members of the party are “equal stakeholders, equal joiners, equal owners.”
“I don’t own this party more than any of our members and I urge all members to prepare to show Nigerians that ADC is a different party.
“A different party that is ready to properly run democracy in our country. All Nigerians must come together and take ownership of the ADC,” he added.
He urged members to put their differences aside and work as a team, adding that, “we must bond together to build the party before we can talk of ambitions.”
He called on some politicians to stop attacking others, but should concentrate on addressing key challenges facing the nation such as insecurity, which the ADC leadership will tackle if it takes over power.
“Let us continue to work to rebuild our nation and bring out her best in the overall interest of future generations,” he said.
Meanwhile, the National Legal Support Group for ADC, Mohammed Sheriff, said that names of non-ADC members were being used to file a suit against the party and its interim leadership.
Sheriff alleged that the names being used to file the suit were neither in the ADC physical nor digital registers in Kogi and Nasarawa States.
Sheriff expressed the group’s readiness to represent the ADC in the courts over the matter filed against the party and its interim officers.
She disclosed that no fewer than 97 lawyers had indicated their preparedness to stand for the party.
Group rallies support for Tinubu, dismisses ADC coalition
A prominent political support group, the Patriotic Movement for President Tinubu Second Term 2027, has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to the vision and achievements of President Bola Tinubu.
The group made the commitment in a statement on Tuesday signed by its leaders, Alhaji Abubakar Abdullahi Sokoto, Acting National Coordinator; Elder Gbolagade Oladiji, Deputy National Coordinator and Victor Uchechuku, National Secretary.
They urged Nigerians to remain vigilant against what it described as politically motivated distractions.
The movement dismissed a newly formed political coalition—comprising some former governors and political figures—as an “Amalgamation of Discredited Citizens (ADC),” citing their chequered public records and alleged history of political inconsistency.
The group questioned the credibility of key figures in the coalition, including former Governors Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Rauf Aregbesola, and Rotimi Amaechi, asserting that their past actions have contributed little to Nigeria’s democratic progress.
“At a time when the nation is witnessing bold reforms and sustained infrastructure investments under President Tinubu, it is unfortunate that certain individuals seek to distract Nigerians with recycled rhetoric,” the statement said.
It lauded President Tinubu’s performance so far, such as the ongoing initiatives in energy, transportation, and economic revitalization as evidence of the administration’s commitment to national progress.
The group also praised the president’s courage in tackling long-standing economic challenges with pragmatic policy solutions.
They further called on citizens to “see beyond political theatrics” and remain focused on the collective task of building a stable and prosperous Nigeria.
“As we approach 2027, the choice is between proven leadership and recycled politics. Nigerians must choose vision, experience, and results over empty alliances,” the statement concluded.
