The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has outlined the key standards aspirants must meet to contest on its platform in the 2027 general elections, as the party intensifies efforts to build a formidable opposition coalition.
Speaking at the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) meeting on Tuesday in Abuja, ADC National Chairman, Senator David Mark, said only aspirants who meet the party’s “four-pillar standard” — character, competence, courage, and discipline — will be cleared to contest under its banner.
“Our mission goes beyond winning elections,” Mark said. “It is to build a leadership model that restores trust, reforms governance, and leaves a legacy future generations will be proud of.
“We will field only credible candidates who meet our four-pillar standard. Nigerians will accept nothing less.”
He emphasised that the ADC seeks to move away from personality-driven politics, saying the party will revolve around “rules, policies, programmes, people, and results” rather than individual ambitions.
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Mark further stated that an ADC-led government would prioritise judicial and legislative independence, strengthen institutions, promote transparency, and pursue economic reforms that deliver real improvements in citizens’ lives.
“Nigerians are tired of slogans and statistics that do not change their reality,” he said.
On foreign policy, he said the ADC would adopt a “Pan-African and pragmatic” approach centred on regional integration, diaspora investment, and intra-African trade.
The ADC is at the centre of an evolving opposition coalition that includes prominent figures such as former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, 2023 Labour Party candidate Peter Obi, former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai, and former Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal.
Atiku, who has championed the coalition initiative since his 2023 defeat under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is widely believed to be eyeing another presidential run.
Party insiders also say former President Goodluck Jonathan remains a potential consensus candidate, following his recent private meeting with Mark in Abuja.
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