2027: Coalition Pushes For New Party, ADA, Writes INEC
…David Mark, Amaechi, Ardo among promoters of new party
Opposition leaders led by former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, and 2023 SDP governorship candidate, Dr. Umar Ardo, have formally applied to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the registration of a new political party, the All Democratic Alliance (ADA).
In a joint statement, Amaechi, who contested the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2023 presidential primaries, and Ardo, who served as Special Adviser to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, revealed that the May 6, 2025 meeting of the National Opposition Coalition Group (NNOG), chaired by former Senate President David Mark, laid the foundation for the formation of ADA.
The new platform committee of the coalition, at a follow-up meeting on Thursday, June 19, 2025, approved the new party’s constitution, manifesto, logo, and appointed its interim leadership.
Chief Akin A. Ricketts was named protem national chairman while Abdullahi Musa Elayo was chosen as protem national secretary.
The ADA leadership has since submitted a formal application to INEC and announced that its motto, slogan, and operational structure are ready.
According to the group, the party aims to unify key opposition figures and provide a credible alternative to the country’s dominant political parties ahead of the 2027 general elections.
“This is not a hastily-formed coalition,” a source at the meeting told this reporter. “It is a strategic realignment of national political forces determined to reshape Nigeria’s future.”
Dr. Ardo emphasized that the move was a “bold response to Nigerians’ clamour for a viable third force” amid growing disenchantment with the APC and internal crises plaguing the PDP.
ADA’s next steps include opening a national secretariat, establishing new offices and bank accounts, and fully aligning with the 2022 Electoral Act and the party’s approved constitution.
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