Coalition will rescue Nigeria from collapse, rebuild democracy, says David Mark

The interim National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), David Mark, has called on Nigerians to join the coalition of opposition parties, saying the movement is set to rescue the country from collapse and rebuild its democracy.

Mark, a former Senate president, said this on Wednesday in Abuja at the unveiling of the ADC as the platform for the coalition parties ahead of the country’s next elections in 2027. He said, “Let it be known to all that this coalition of national political opposition groups goes beyond gaining political power. It is a concerted effort to rebuild the crumbling pillars of Nigeria’s democracy,” he said.

“The mission is clear: Rescue Nigeria. Rebuild Nigeria. Return power to the people,” Mark, who was picked as the ADC interim chair, added. “It is on record that within two years of the current administration coming to power, it has hijacked all democratic institutions, and sent our country on a creeping descent into total civilian dictatorship,” he said.

“The blatant destabilisation and infiltration of all major opposition political parties is aimed at achieving only one objective: to enhance total state capture and leave Nigerians with no alternative or options in 2027. This coalition is to prevent our country’s descent into a one-party state.”