In a major political development ahead of the 2027 elections, top opposition figures including Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, Nasir El-Rufai, and Rotimi Amaechi converged at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja for the unveiling of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as the official platform for a new opposition coalition.

At the event, ADC’s founding National Chairman, Ralph Nwosu, announced that party leaders had voluntarily stepped down to pave the way for former Senate President David Mark and ex-Osun Governor Rauf Aregbesola to take charge. Mark and Aregbesola were named interim National Chairman and National Secretary, respectively.

 “We all decided to resign so that Mark, Aregbesola, and others can lead us to the Villa,” Nwosu declared, calling it a new beginning for the party and the nation.

The move signals a strategic realignment among opposition forces seeking to mount a united challenge in the 2027 general elections.