ADC Confirms Coalition Talks Nearing Completion Ahead of 2027 Elections

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has confirmed that discussions surrounding the much-anticipated opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 presidential election are entering their final phase. According to the party’s National Chairman, Ralphs Okey Nwosu, the negotiations are expected to conclude within the next one to two weeks, signaling a potential turning point in Nigeria’s political landscape.

In a comprehensive briefing on Sunday, Nwosu revealed that the ADC had been working quietly but strategically for the past 16 months to position itself as the nucleus of a broader political alliance. The party, he emphasized, has established multiple committees that have been actively engaging with major political stakeholders, civil society organizations, and citizens’ groups to ensure a grassroots-driven and transformative political platform.

“ADC started a process 16 months ago, and what we have been doing is ensuring that, beyond all the political talks among political leaders, we needed to touch the grassroots,” Nwosu said. “The situation in the country will either one day call for a citizens’ revolt or a patriots’ coalition.”

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According to Nwosu, the ongoing conversations are structured in three layers—citizen engagement, inter-party discussions, and civil society collaboration. As chairman of both the party and its National Consultative Organ, he explained that he has personally been responsible for interfacing with civil organizations and patriotic citizen groups. Meanwhile, other senior officials such as Deputy National Chairman Bamidele Jamilu Jade and Dr. Mani Ibrahim Ahmad have been coordinating with political actors and stakeholders across the board.

The ADC’s coalition strategy includes dialogue with several major political figures from Nigeria’s 2023 presidential race. Nwosu confirmed that the committees had already met with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s Peter Obi, former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, and ex-Minister Rotimi Amaechi, among others.

“They have met almost all those who ran for President in 2023, either as aspirants or candidates,” Nwosu disclosed. “Ahmad has also met with all the political parties.”

This deliberate engagement underscores the ADC’s ambition to emerge as more than just a supporting actor in the 2027 election. Nwosu firmly rejected the notion that the party was being used as a political vehicle for election chasers, warning against the commodification of party platforms for personal ambition.

“At a summit at Arewa House in Kaduna last year, we made it clear that any politician who thinks ADC is a ‘molue’ for getting to where they want to go must think again,” he said. “That mentality is what has made political parties the weakest link in our democratic chain. ADC is certainly not that vehicle.”

On the delicate matter of zoning the presidential ticket, Nwosu said the coalition was still deliberating, noting that the party values inclusivity and transformational thinking over regional politicking. However, he acknowledged that sentiments around equity and fairness continue to shape public discourse.

He pointed to recent youth engagements as an example of the complexity surrounding Nigeria’s leadership dynamics. While some young Nigerians insist that it’s “the turn of the South,” others highlight the numerical disparity in years of leadership between the North and South since the start of the Fourth Republic.

“You know, in Nigeria, we sometimes say we don’t want the dichotomy of ethnicity and religion, yet we perpetuate it in most political parties,” Nwosu noted. “In ADC, we don’t operate with designations like North or South. What we have are Deputy National Chairmen based on function. That creates the unity we want.”

He added that the ADC has shared its inclusive governance materials with coalition partners as part of its commitment to building a new political culture rooted in transformation rather than tribalism.

As the final phase of coalition discussions approaches, political analysts are watching closely to see if this alliance will solidify into a formidable electoral bloc capable of challenging the dominance of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and reshaping Nigeria’s political direction.

With the 2027 election cycle fast approaching, the ADC’s coalition strategy—if successfully executed—may redefine the opposition’s strength and offer Nigerians a broader and more unified alternative at the polls.