Kaduna Realigns, Kogi Votes, And The Opposition Divide Deepens
The party says more than 200,000 ADC members and supporters joined the APC as Governor Uba Sani cited rising grassroots backing.
- On Sunday, NDC vice-presidential candidate Rabiu Kwankwaso declared the Obi-Kwankwaso ticket will not withdraw from the 2027 presidential race in favor of the ADC or any other party.
- Kwankwaso's statement followed ADC Presidential Campaign Council accusations that he covertly aligns with President Bola Tinubu and the APC to divide the opposition vote.
- Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani raised the APC's vote target to 3 million following defections of Muhammad Bashir Sa'idu and other prominent former ADC members to the APC.
- On Sunday, KOSIEC chairman Mamman Nda-Eri announced the APC won all 21 chairmanship positions and 239 councillorship seats in Kogi State's local-government elections held Saturday, October 17.
- These developments illustrate the fragmented opposition landscape: the NDC and ADC pursue separate 2027 presidential campaigns while the APC consolidates control across Kaduna and Kogi ahead of the general election.
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Kaduna Realigns, Kogi Votes, And The Opposition Divide Deepens
Kaduna’s opposition organisation is undergoing a significant realignment. The APC has recruited politicians with established connections to the state’s previous administration, while the ADC must assess how the departures affect its ward and constituency structures.
2027: NDC will not withdraw candidates for ADC
Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has dismissed the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as an alternative to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), insisting that his Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) ticket will remain in the 2027 presidential race. Kwankwaso, who is the NDC vice-presidential candidate alongside Peter Obi, said there was no reason for the party to […] 2027: NDC will not withdraw candidates for ADC
2027: I won’t step down for ADC, Kwankwaso declares
Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has ruled out withdrawing from the 2027 presidential race in favour of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, declaring that the opposition party offers no better alternative to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
ADC: Kwankwaso cannot distract us; his response exposes alleged alliance with APC, Tinubu
The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has dismissed Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso’s response to its earlier statement as diversionary, insisting that his reaction has further raised questions about his political alignment with the All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The ADC-PCC had earlier advised Kwankwaso,
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