Litigations, defections cast long shadow on ADC 2027 prospects

By Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) was unveiled on July 1, 2025 as the “coalition party” for the 2027 general elections. From the onset, the objective of ADC leaders was clear: to galvanize the opposition under one umbrella to oust President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in next year’s elections.
In the aftermath of the 2023 general election, major opposition parties like the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP) as well as the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) was hit by crises. Amid the lingering crises in the opposition parties, key opposition politicians like former Vice President Atiku Abubarkar, 2023 LP pres...