2027: Opposition Parties Must Unite Under ADC To Defeat Tinubu

2027: Opposition Parties Must Unite Under ADC To Defeat Tinubu — Kenneth Okonkwo

Kenneth Okonkwo, a spokesperson for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has said Nigeria’s opposition politicians have already settled on the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as the coalition platform ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Okonkwo made the disclosure in a post on X, insisting that the opposition coalition was not a new development and that major opposition figures, including Labour Party’s Peter Obi, were present when the ADC was unveiled as the coalition party.

According to him, the next step should be for opposition politicians and parties to unite under the platform and work together to challenge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027.

“All the opposition leaders and all the opposition parties came together and unveiled ADC as the coalition party … Peter Obi was there,” Okonkwo stated.

He argued that with the coalition platform already established, opposition politicians should put aside individual interests and unite around the ADC to present a formidable challenge to the Tinubu administration.

Okonkwo’s comments come amid ongoing efforts by opposition figures to consolidate their political strength ahead of the 2027 presidential election, with discussions over the structure, leadership and presidential ticket of the emerging coalition continuing to generate debate.

The role of prominent opposition figures, particularly Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and other political leaders, remains a major focus as stakeholders seek to determine how the coalition will be organised and who could emerge as its presidential standard-bearer.

The ADC coalition has consequently become a major talking point in Nigeria’s emerging 2027 political landscape, with its proponents presenting it as a platform capable of bringing together politicians from different opposition parties to challenge the APC at the national level