{"id":178071,"date":"2025-09-09T21:09:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T20:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/adc-has-over-100-senators-about-400-reps-dino-melaye"},"modified":"2025-09-09T22:15:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T21:15:48","slug":"adc-has-over-100-senators-about-400-reps-dino-melaye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/adc-has-over-100-senators-about-400-reps-dino-melaye","title":{"rendered":"ADC has over 100 senators, about 400 Reps \u2013 Dino Melaye"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye has calimed that the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has more senators and House of Representatives members.<\/p>\n<p>Melaye disclosed that the ADC now has over 100 Senators, both former and serving, and about 400 members of the House of Representatives, both serving and former.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview on Arise Television\u2019s Prime Time, Melaye said the ADC is fast becoming a political force with the party witnessing more former state governors.<\/p>\n<p>The Kogi State-born politician vowed that the ADC will unseat the President Bola Tinubu\u2019s All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I speak, we have over 100 Senators, both former and serving, who are members of the ADC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have close to 400 members of the House of Representatives, former and serving, who are members of the ADC,\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 Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye has calimed that the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has more senators and House of Representatives members. Melaye disclosed that the ADC now has over 100 Senators, both former and serving, and about 400 members of the House of Representatives, both serving and former. 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