ADC
9 LAS News stories tagged “ADC”, newest first. Every story links its sources.
ADC and Kwankwasiyya challenge Tinubu’s re‑election amid economic concerns
The African Democratic Congress and the Kwankwasiyya Movement have criticised President Bola Tinubu’s bid for a second term, pointing to unemployment and rising living costs, while also alleging that Tinubu has shown greater support for Atiku Abubakar than for other opposition figures.
LAS News Desk · 19 Oct 2026, 16:46 WAT · 4 sources
NDC vice‑president Kwankwaso rejects calls to abandon 2027 presidential race
Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) vice‑presidential candidate, has affirmed that his ticket with Peter Obi will stay in the 2027 election, dismissing rumours of a merger with the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
LAS News Desk · 19 Oct 2026, 05:45 WAT · 9 sources
Former El‑Rufai Ally Leads Mass Defection of ADC Members to APC in Kaduna
Muhammad Sa’idu, a former finance commissioner and ex‑chief of staff to Nasir El‑Rufai, announced that more than 200,000 African Democratic Congress members have joined the All Progressives Congress in Kaduna, prompting the state governor to raise the APC’s 2027 vote target.
LAS News Desk · 18 Oct 2026, 23:45 WAT · 3 sources
Sokoto Court Rejects Former ADC Chairman’s Bid to Reclaim Party Leadership
A Federal High Court in Sokoto dismissed a lawsuit by former African Democratic Congress chairman Umar Faruk, ruling that the court had no jurisdiction over the party’s internal affairs and that the plaintiffs had not exhausted the party’s dispute‑resolution process.
LAS News Desk · 17 Oct 2026, 21:45 WAT · 2 sources
ADC Campaign Council Labels Atiku Abubakar a Pan‑Nigerian Candidate Ahead of 2027 Election
The African Democratic Congress presidential campaign council has portrayed its candidate, former vice‑president Atiku Abubakar, as a unifying, detribalised figure and warned that President Bola Tinubu’s administration is fostering sectionalism and economic hardship as the 2027 vote approaches.
LAS News Desk · 17 Oct 2026, 18:15 WAT · 2 sources
Atiku launches Ask AA portal to answer Nigerians' questions ahead of 2027 election
ADC presidential hopeful Atiku Abubakar has unveiled a digital platform, Ask AA, that will let voters submit queries on his record and policy plans. The site goes live at 8:30 pm on Thursday, 15 October 2026, and will be answered by the former vice‑president and his media team.
LAS News Desk · 15 Oct 2026, 13:45 WAT · 4 sources
ADC chief Dele Momodu claims INEC bias and says party can block Tinubu’s 2027 re‑election
Dele Momodu, a senior African Democratic Congress figure, alleged that President Bola Tinubu has filled the Independent National Electoral Commission with Yoruba officials, questioned the body’s independence and said the ADC has a strategy to prevent his second term.
LAS News Desk · 15 Oct 2026, 09:45 WAT · 3 sources
ADC leader Dele Momodu accuses President Tinubu of emulating Abacha’s coercive tactics
ADC chief Dele Momodu has compared President Bola Tinubu to former military ruler Sani Abacha, claiming the current leader is coercing Nigerians and consolidating power across all branches of government, according to a Daily Post report.
LAS News Desk · 15 Oct 2026, 06:45 WAT · 1 source
Atiku condemns Tinubu’s expanded APC campaign council as political overreach
Former Vice‑President Atiku Abubakar, the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, criticised President Bola Tinubu’s enlarged campaign council for the 2027 election, saying it reflects fear and diverts attention from Nigeria’s economic and security crises.
LAS News Desk · 15 Oct 2026, 01:15 WAT · 7 sources