Atiku, El-Rufai, others form new political party, seek INEC registration

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The National Opposition Coalition Group, has formed a new political party, the All Democratic Alliance, ADA.

To formalise its intention, the group has applied to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the registration of the proposed party.

The coalition’s application, which is dated June 19, was on Friday, June 20, acknowledged by INEC.

The opposition party is being led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai..

Some other political stalwarts in the coalition include Rotimi Amaechi, a former Rivers State Governor and minister of transportation,  and Umar Ardo, convener of the League of Northern Democrats and former aide to President Olusegun Obasanjo.

The group aims to dislodge President Bola Tinubu from office the 2027 presidential election.

The group’s application letter to INEC was jointly signed by the association’s Protem National Chairman, Chief Akin A. Rickets, and Protem National Secretary, Abdullahi Elayo.“We respectfully write to the Independent National Electoral Commission, requesting the registration of our association, the All Democratic Alliance, as a political party,” the letter partly read.

“This is a 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.

“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,” the letter concluded.