The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) reached out to two prominent chieftains of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to join its platform and pick the presidential and vice presidential tickets to contest the 2027 elections.
In an X post yesterday obtained by Politics Nigeria, the party wooed Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso to seize the opportunity of a two-week window to join its platform and secure the presidential ticket.
“All we need right now. Just all we need. 2 weeks to the deadline,” the NDC wrote.
The post featured a photo of Obi shaking hands with Kwankwaso, with the caption: “Nigeria will be OK.”
Last week, supporters of Obi and Kwankwaso launched the “OK Movement” to mobilise support for a possible joint ticket of the two politicians ahead of the 2027 elections.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed May 30, 2026, as the deadline for parties to submit their membership registers and nominate candidates for the 2027 elections.
On Saturday, opposition political parties called on the electoral umpire to extend the deadline for party primaries to the end of July.
The parties include the ADC, led by Mark; the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faction, chaired by Kabiru Turaki; and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
The opposition party leaders said the current timetable set by the electoral body was designed to disadvantage them.
Meanwhile, ADC stakeholders have challenged the national leadership of the APC and the presidency to respond to the allegation of mounting pressure on the Supreme Court to deliver judgment against the opposition coalition party on the leadership tussle before them.
They maintained that the APC and the presidency have explanations to give to Nigerians on the alleged leakage of the Supreme Court’s decision, as well as the pressure on the Justices of the Supreme Court to give an unfavourable decision against the ADC.
The stakeholders, under the auspices of Grassroots for Mobilisation Network (GMN), made the request in Abuja through its spokesperson, Peter Emeka.
The spokesperson noted that “the whole world is watching the ongoing shenanigans about the fate of opposition parties in the country.”
He further argued that such weighty allegations “should not be swept under the carpet,” adding that, “It is surprising that, up to this moment, the APC and the presidency have not responded to the allegation, which in itself, suggests admission that the information is correct.”
He equally referenced what he called recent public outcry after “the Presidency ordered a member of the House of Representatives to remain in the party and scatter it,” describing the utterance as an abuse of office and “a threat to our democracy.
“If the APC and the presidency do not come forward and address the allegations of interference, then the country is doomed.”