We stepped down for Mark, Aregbesola as new ADC-backed coalition leaders to reposition party, Nigeria – Nwosu
*Hands over, presents membership cards to Mark, Aregbesola in Abuja *As Oyegun, Malami dump APC, join ADC
By BASHIR ADEFAKA and OUR REPORTERS
The former ADC national chairman, at the unveiling event, stated, “We all decided to resign so that Mark, Aregbesola and others can lead us to the Villa. We also approved Mark as National Chairman and Aregbesola as the National Secretary of the party. When you look at the two of them and their commitment to this country, you’ll see that this is a new beginning.”
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Further details of the newly adopted opposition coalition party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), emerged on Wednesday as its founding National Chairman, Chief Ralph Nwosu, said he and his members of the existing executive council voluntarily resigned to allow former Senate President and Military Governor of Niger State, Senator David Mark, and former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola take charge and lead efforts to reposition both the party and help retrieve the country with a view to fixing its seeming complicated challenges.
Nwosu, whose team’s actions are considered to be greater sacrifice makers for achieving a greater Nigeria, stated this on Wednesday at the unveiling of the ADC as the platform for the 2027 opposition coalition to challenge President Bola Tinubu’s administration and tell the president and his party the All Progressives Congress (APC), “O’To Ge” (Enough Is Enough).
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The DEFENDER reports that the event was held at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, as Plan B venue after Wells Carlton Hotel, Asorokoro in the nation’s capital, made a last minute cancellation of its hall for hosting the all-important event.
David Mark, a retired Brigadier General of the Nigerian Army and former Military Governor of Niger State under President Ibrahim Babangida Military Regime, and was announced Tuesday night of July 1, 2025 as the interim National Chairman, along with Rauf Aregbesola, also Buhari’s Minister of the Interior, as the interim National Secretary of the ADC-backed coalition, respectively.
Nwosu, for his sacrifices towards the successful acquisition of his platform as sound vehicle for the opposition coalition’s movement, cannot be wished away in a hurry in the modern Nigerian history as many Nigerians, who pitied that Social Democratic Party (SDP) lost the chance to take such rare glory.
The former ADC national chairman, at the unveiling event, stated, “We all decided to resign so that Mark, Aregbesola and others can lead us to the Villa.
“We also approved Mark as National Chairman and Aregbesola as the National Secretary of the party. When you look at the two of them and their commitment to this country, you’ll see that this is a new beginning. They will reposition the party and Nigeria.”
“We also approved Mark as National Chairman and Aregbesola as the National Secretary of the party. When you look at the two of them and their commitment to this country, you’ll see that this is a new beginning.
Also during the event, Chief Ralph Nwosu formally handed over and presented the membership cards of the ADC to David Mark as the newly emerged interim National Chairman and Rauf Aregbesola as the interim National Secretary.
This was witnessed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi, former Kaduna State Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, former Edo State Governor John Odigie-Oyegun, former Kwara State Governor AbdulFattah Ahmed, former Minister of Sports, who is the Coalition party’s new Spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation Abubakar Malami (SAN), former Chairman of the Board of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Lauretta Onochie, and former Kogi West Senator Dino Melaye, among several others.
The event was also attended by serving National Assembly members and members from across the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), All Progressives Congress (APC), New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Labour Party (LP) and Social Democratic Party (SDP).
