{"id":199491,"date":"2026-04-25T18:39:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T17:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nigeria-drifting-toward-one-party-rule-david-mark-warns"},"modified":"2026-04-25T19:48:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T18:48:23","slug":"nigeria-drifting-toward-one-party-rule-david-mark-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/nigeria-drifting-toward-one-party-rule-david-mark-warns","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria Drifting Toward One-Party Rule David Mark Warns"},"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 warned that Nigeria is drifting toward a one-party system, accusing the All Progressives Congress, APC, of weakening opposition parties and democratic institutions in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the National Opposition Summit on Saturday in Ibadan, Mark alleged that ongoing political developments were aimed at limiting Nigerians\u2019 ability to freely choose their leaders and consolidating power within a single dominant party structure.<\/p>\n<p>He said opposition parties have faced sustained pressure in recent years, warning that such trends could threaten democratic balance if not checked.<\/p>\n<p>Mark also raised concerns about electoral credibility, claiming that public confidence in the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declined due to perceived lack of neutrality.<\/p>\n<p>He urged opposition parties to prioritise unity and coalition-building, stressing that no single party can effectively challenge what he described as a highly entrenched political system.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the opposition must move beyond personal ambition and work collectively to safeguard democratic processes and ensure credible elections.<\/p>\n<p>Mark warned that the current political direction could have long-term implications for Nigeria\u2019s democratic system if corrective steps are not taken.<\/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 warned that Nigeria is drifting toward a one-party system, accusing the All Progressives Congress, APC, of weakening opposition parties and democratic institutions in the country. Speaking at the National Opposition Summit on Saturday in Ibadan, Mark alleged that ongoing political [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":199490,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,16],"tags":[254],"class_list":["post-199491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-parties","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>Nigeria Drifting Toward One-Party Rule David Mark Warns - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The national chairman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, David Mark, has warned that Nigeria is drifting toward a ...\" \/>\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\/parties\/nigeria-drifting-toward-one-party-rule-david-mark-warns\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nigeria Drifting Toward One-Party Rule David Mark Warns\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The national chairman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, David Mark, has warned that Nigeria is drifting toward a ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/nigeria-drifting-toward-one-party-rule-david-mark-warns\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-25T17:39:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-25T18:48:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/sm_1777142861.612132.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"600\" \/>\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\/parties\/nigeria-drifting-toward-one-party-rule-david-mark-warns#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/nigeria-drifting-toward-one-party-rule-david-mark-warns\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Nigeria Drifting Toward One-Party Rule David Mark Warns\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-25T17:39:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-25T18:48:23+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/nigeria-drifting-toward-one-party-rule-david-mark-warns\"},\"wordCount\":210,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/nigeria-drifting-toward-one-party-rule-david-mark-warns#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/sm_1777142861.612132.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Parties\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/nigeria-drifting-toward-one-party-rule-david-mark-warns#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/nigeria-drifting-toward-one-party-rule-david-mark-warns\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/nigeria-drifting-toward-one-party-rule-david-mark-warns\",\"name\":\"Nigeria Drifting Toward One-Party Rule David Mark Warns - 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