
Atiku, El-Rufai, others apply for new party ahead of 2027 poll
A former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has formally applied to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for registration of an association known as Nigerian National Coalition Group (NNCG), as a political party.
Penpushing reports that Atiku was joined in the process by former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, his Rivers counterpart Rotimi Amaechi, and Umar Ardo, a former aide to President Olusegun Obasanjo and the convener of the League of Northern Democrats
The group in the application dated June 19, 2025 which was on Friday acknowledged by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), applied to be registered as the All Democratic Alliance (ADA).
Penpushing further reports that the application titled “Application for Registration as a Political Party’ was jointly signed by Akin Ricketts(National Chairman) and Abdullahi Elayo (Protem National Secretary)
“We respectfully write to the Independent National Electoral Commission requesting the registration of our association, the All Democratic Alliance, as a political party. This is sequel to the decision taken by the Nigerian National Coalition Group to sponsor our association for full registration.
“The name of the party shall be All Democratic Alliance with ADA as our acronym and ‘Justice for All’ as our slogan. The National Secretariat of the party is as stated at the bottom of the association’s letterhead used in this application’, the group wrote.
“We have also herewith attached our logo describing in details the symbolism of our party colours and the configuration and the corn (Maize). We have further attached our manifesto encompassing details of our party ideology, and our constitution providing the legal framework that defines our identity, structures and organisation, regulates our affairs and guides our actions in alignment with Section 40 and 222 of the Constitution, Section 75 of the Electoral Act (2022) and global democratic principles and objectives.
“Please find attached the following documents: our party flag depicting our name, acronym and slogan, manifesto, constitution and minutes of meeting. While we eagerly await further action from the commission on the next step forward towards attaining our desired goal, please accept the consideration of our highest respect. Thank you yours most sincerely’, the letter stated
Penpushing also reports that the application to the electoral body for a new party put to rest speculations that the coalition would contest the 2027 elections on the platforms of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) or Social Democratic Party (SDP).
The country currently has 18 political parties and if All Democratic Alliance(ADA) is registered, the number will rise to 19, while it is recalled that the coalition, which held its first public meeting, attended by some opposition leaders, on March 20, 2025 in Abuja, said it planned to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
Penpushing reports that the event was attended by Babachir Lawal, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF); Segun Sowunmi, a former spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation; Salihu Lukman, a former National Vice Chairman (North-west) of the APC, Adamu Waziri, Peter Ameh, Soni Monifade, Mr El-Rufai, and Yunusa Tanko, who represented Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP).
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