{"id":194685,"date":"2026-02-13T10:04:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T09:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/2027-adc-eyeing-govt-takeover-david-mark"},"modified":"2026-02-13T11:10:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T10:10:15","slug":"2027-adc-eyeing-govt-takeover-david-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/2027-adc-eyeing-govt-takeover-david-mark","title":{"rendered":"2027: ADC eyeing govt takeover \u2013 David Mark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, David Mark has said the party is poised to take over the government come 2027 general elections.<\/p>\n<p>Mark expressed this optimism on Thursday in Abuja as the party officially launched its membership registration drive across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The former Senate President stated that the registration drive introduced a dual manual and online system.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, access to membership would not be controlled by gatekeepers or influenced by personal loyalty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we\u2019re kicking off today is laying a solid foundation for our future results in the ADC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce you get the cards and you start the exercise, register anybody who wants to be a member of ADC. Taking over the government in 2027 is our major target,\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. The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, David Mark has said the party is poised to take over the government come 2027 general elections. Mark expressed this optimism on Thursday in Abuja as the party officially launched its membership registration drive across the country. 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