Malami, Oyegun: List of Prominent APC Chieftains Who Have Joined ADC Coalition
- The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has been hit by a serious wave of defection ahead of the 2027 election
- Prominent chieftains of the ruling party dumped the APC for the newly adopted African Democratic Congress (ADC)
- Recall that the opposition coalition movement led by former vice president Atiku Abubakar launched and adopted the ADC as a platform to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027
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FCT, Abuja - The wave of defections has hit the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as some of its prominent chieftains have dumped the party.
APC chieftains dumped the ruling party to join the newly adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
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Legit.ng reports that the national opposition movement led by former vice president Atiku Abubakar had adopted the ADC as a platform to challenge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027.
In this article, Legit.ng compiled the list of prominent APC chieftains who have joined ADC coalition to unseat Tinubu in 2027.
- Abubakar Malami
Former President Muhammadu Buhari's ex-Minister of Justice and AGF, Abubakar Malami announced his resignation from the APC to the ADC.
Malami announced the political move after attending the official unveiling of the ADC, the political party adopted by the coalition movement, being led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
The coalition movement is positioning itself to sack President Bola Tinubu and the APC in the 2027 general election.
- John Oyegun
Former APC National Chairman, John Oyegun
- Rotimi Amaechi
He was the former minister of transportation in the Muhammadu Buhari's administartion
- Nasir El-Rufai
Mallam Nasir El-Rufai is the immediate past governor of Kaduna state.
- Lauretta Onochie
- Rauf Aregbesola
Former President Tinubu's ally and ex-Osun state governor and minister of interior
- Solomon Dalong
Dalong was former Minister of Youth and Sports under Muhammadu Buhari's administration.
- Former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar (retd.)
He was the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Bauchi State during the 2023 election.
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ADC Leaders Step Down For David Mark, Aregbesola
Recall that ADC leaders handed over the structure of the party to the national opposition movement.
The ADC leaders resigned to allow David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola take over as the interim national chairman and secretary of the party.
Recall that Atiku-led coalition had adopted the ADC as a platform to challenge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the APC in the 2027 election.
Obi, Amaechi, Atiku, El-Rufai can't hold together – Analyst
Dr. Toks Oguntuga, a political analyst has dismissed the newly formed ADC-led coalition as a fragile alliance driven by individual ambition rather than a shared national vision.
“The dramatis personae within this coalition are, quite frankly, riddled with desperation and plagued by an unrelenting thirst for power,” Oguntuga told Legit.ng.
“Many of them are infamous for their inability to accept defeat with dignity or delay gratification for strategic gain.”
He questioned the willingness of key figures to compromise:
“Atiku Abubakar, for instance, perceives this as his final shot at the presidency, his political swan song. Do you genuinely envision him stepping aside for a Southern candidate? Highly improbable.”
“Rotimi Amaechi is still nursing wounds from his defeat in the 2023 APC primaries; he is unlikely to gracefully concede to someone like Peter Obi.”
“Nasir El-Rufai, on the other hand, abandoned the APC out of sheer pique for not being rewarded with a ministerial appointment. Can he, with a straight face, endorse Peter Obi whom he once lambasted in no uncertain terms as the coalition’s presidential standard-bearer?”
Oguntuga concluded with doubt over the coalition’s durability.
“I find it difficult to believe that this assembly of political prima donnas will remain united after a bruising primary contest.”
Coalition announces Mark, Aregbesola as leaders
Recall that President Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was sent a warning note to gear up for the challenges ahead against his second-term ambition by the coalition.
This is as the coalition movement announced Mark and ex-governor of Osun Rauf Aregbesola as the interim national chairman and secretary of its adopted ADC.
According to multiple sources, the coalition movement also appointed the former sports minister, Bolaji Abdullahi, as the interim publicity secretary of the ADC.
Editorial assistant Ololade Olatimehin provided exclusive commentary from a political analyst for this report.
Source: Legit.ng
