{"id":178006,"date":"2025-09-09T07:44:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T06:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/adc-to-offer-credible-alternative-in-2027-elections"},"modified":"2025-09-09T09:20:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T08:20:01","slug":"adc-to-offer-credible-alternative-in-2027-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/adc-to-offer-credible-alternative-in-2027-elections","title":{"rendered":"ADC To Offer Credible Alternative In 2027 Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, has declared that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is fully prepared to contest the 2027 general elections, despite concerns raised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) about the party\u2019s leadership registration.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Arise TV\u2019s Morning Show on Monday, Dalung dismissed fears that INEC\u2019s procedural queries could derail the party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ADC is a registered political party in Nigeria and has existed for over 19 years.<\/p>\n<p>The party is currently in transition with new coalition partners being incorporated, and this process is ongoing. So, it is misleading to say the ADC is just an association,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>INEC had earlier stated that the ADC had not yet fulfilled the requirements needed to formally recognize Senator David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola as National Chairman and National Secretary. Until then, all documents signed by them would remain invalid.<\/p>\n<p>But Dalung insisted that the matter was being resolved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe requirements of INEC are legal obligations, and the ADC has no choice but to comply. To the best of my knowledge, party leaders are working tirelessly to complete the documentation,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the coalition must be guided by the rule of law if it hopes to rescue Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to claims by Dumebi Kachikwu, the ADC\u2019s 2023 presidential candidate, that the party has been hijacked by outsiders, Dalung brushed off the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing a candidate in the last election does not place him in the organs of the party. He is free to hold opinions, but referring to other members in derogatory terms is inappropriate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dalung also revealed that INEC\u2019s concerns over specimen signatures of the new leadership were already close to being settled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithin a few days Nigerians will hear the proper position of things,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, Dalung expressed optimism that the ADC will serve as a credible alternative to the ruling party in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese challenges, whether internal wrangling or procedural requirements, are normal. From our activities across the country, it is clear Nigerians can count on us to provide a credible option,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, has declared that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is fully prepared to contest the 2027 general elections, despite concerns raised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) about the party\u2019s leadership registration. Speaking on Arise TV\u2019s Morning Show on Monday, Dalung dismissed fears that INEC\u2019s procedural queries [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":178005,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[118,4603,254],"class_list":["post-178006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-adc","tag-dalung","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ADC To Offer Credible Alternative In 2027 Elections - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Former Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, has declared that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is fully prepared to con ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/adc-to-offer-credible-alternative-in-2027-elections\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ADC To Offer Credible Alternative In 2027 Elections\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Former Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, has declared that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is fully prepared to con ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/adc-to-offer-credible-alternative-in-2027-elections\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-09T06:44:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-09T08:20:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/sm_1757393571.84662.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/adc-to-offer-credible-alternative-in-2027-elections#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/adc-to-offer-credible-alternative-in-2027-elections\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"ADC To Offer Credible Alternative In 2027 Elections\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-09T06:44:53+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-09T08:20:01+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/adc-to-offer-credible-alternative-in-2027-elections\"},\"wordCount\":366,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/adc-to-offer-credible-alternative-in-2027-elections#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/sm_1757393571.84662.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"ADC\",\"dalung\",\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/adc-to-offer-credible-alternative-in-2027-elections#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/adc-to-offer-credible-alternative-in-2027-elections\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/adc-to-offer-credible-alternative-in-2027-elections\",\"name\":\"ADC To Offer Credible Alternative In 2027 Elections - 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