Ahead of the 2027 general elections, a political group, under the aegis of the National Opposition Coalition Group, NOCG, has applied to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for registration as a political party in the country.
The group, in the application submitted to INEC on Friday sought to be registered as the All Democratic Alliance, ADA.
The group is led by former vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
In the group too are former governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, and former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai among others.
The letter dated June 19 and received by INEC on June 20, was signed by the group’s protem national chairman, Chief Akin Ricketts, and the protem national secretary, Abdullahi Musa Elayo.
The letter reads in part: “We respectfully write to the INEC requesting the registration of our association, the All Democratic Alliance (ADA), as a political party.
“This is sequel to the decision taken by the Nigerian National Coalition Group to sponsor our association for full registration.
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“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.
“We have also herewith attached our logo, describing in details the symbolism of our party colours and their configuration and the corn (maize).
“We have further attached our manifesto, encapsulating details of our party ideology, and our constitution providing the legal framework that defines our identity, structures our organisation, regulates our affairs.”
The letter reads further: “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.”
