{"id":8130,"date":"2025-07-08T12:29:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T12:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/?p=8130"},"modified":"2025-07-08T12:29:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T12:29:12","slug":"opposition-surge-adc-website-crashes-as-political-storm-brews-over-2027-presidency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/08\/opposition-surge-adc-website-crashes-as-political-storm-brews-over-2027-presidency\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition Surge: ADC Website Crashes as Political Storm Brews Over 2027 Presidency"},"content":{"rendered":"

Abuja, Nigeria<\/strong> \u2014 The African Democratic Congress (ADC) is at the heart of Nigeria\u2019s fast-evolving political landscape, following a major coalition of opposition leaders that includes former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. In a dramatic turn of events, the ADC\u2019s official website crashed three times within 48 hours, overwhelmed by a surge of Nigerians eager to join what is being touted as a new political movement ahead of the 2027 general elections.<\/p>\n

The crash, confirmed by Atiku\u2019s aide Demola Olarewaju, highlights growing public interest in the opposition realignment, which seeks to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). \u201cNigerians have been waiting for an alternative to the APC,\u201d Olarewaju wrote on social media. \u201cAnd it\u2019s already gaining traction.\u201d<\/p>\n

Atiku Slams Wike\u2019s Pulpit Speech<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Meanwhile, tensions flared when Atiku Abubakar publicly rebuked FCT Minister Nyesom Wike for allegedly turning a church pulpit into a political campaign platform. Wike\u2019s remarks at St. James Anglican Church in Abuja drew sharp condemnation from Atiku, who labeled the act \u201ca desecration of the altar\u201d and \u201can abomination before God and man.\u201d<\/p>\n

Atiku accused Wike of using the sacred platform to spread “vengeance and arrogance” and further alleged that Wike had been involved in illegal land allocations in Abuja, branding his governance style as “a feudal monarchy masquerading as public service.”<\/p>\n

ADC Raises Alarm Over Alleged Sabotage Plot<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In a separate development, the ADC has raised an alarm over what it described as a coordinated plot by elements within the Tinubu administration to destabilize the opposition movement. The party alleges that federal officials summoned key ADC stakeholders from the North East and North West to secret meetings aimed at weakening the coalition.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not politics. This is sabotage,\u201d said Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, ADC\u2019s Interim National Publicity Secretary. The party warned that any attempts to hijack or delegitimize its leadership would be resisted.<\/p>\n

Tensions Within and Outside the Coalition<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Political tensions escalated further with internal debates about regional inclusivity. Former APC spokesperson Timi Frank cautioned against excluding any region from the presidential nomination process, warning it could fracture the coalition. \u201cWe need a president for all Nigerians \u2014 not just for the North or South,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, APC loyalists dismissed the coalition\u2019s momentum. Farouk Aliyu, a senior APC member, described the group as \u201ca gathering of disgruntled politicians\u201d and insisted it posed no real threat. \u201cThese are the same people who were once with us. There\u2019s no ideological difference,\u201d he told ARISE News.<\/p>\n

Ebonyi and Ondo Youths Push Back<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Back in the Southeast, APC\u2019s Ebonyi chapter chairman, Stanley Okoro-Emegha, dismissed the coalition\u2019s influence in the state, citing the popularity of Governor Francis Nwifuru as a major barrier to opposition inroads.<\/p>\n

Similarly, youth groups in Ondo State under the Akoko Youth Intellectual Movement called the ADC-led coalition \u201cbound to fail,\u201d criticizing its leaders for lacking genuine political weight.<\/p>\n

Legal Trouble for ADC\u2019s Interim Leadership<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Amid the coalition\u2019s rise, its structure faces internal legal scrutiny. Three ADC members filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja challenging the legitimacy of the interim national leadership headed by former Senate President David Mark. The plaintiffs argue the appointments violated the ADC constitution and call for the court to declare the leadership unlawful.<\/p>\n

The court is yet to fix a date for hearing the case.<\/p>\n

Former SGF Dumps APC<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Adding to the political shake-up, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, David Babachir Lawal, officially resigned from the APC, signaling a shift in allegiance. While Lawal has not declared his next political move, he is widely seen as a strategic player in the ADC coalition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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