Sponsors of a new political party, the All Democratic Alliance, ADA have approached the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for registration.
ADA, is the new party formed by coalition forces in the country, led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Governor Nasir El- Rufai of Kaduna state, amongst others.
The magazine reported that for weeks, the key opposition leaders have been consulting on whether to form a new party or join one of the existing political parties in the country, to achieve their aim of wrestling power from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC in 2027.
The coalition leaders had earlier contemplated using the Social Democratic Party, SDP as a vehicle to achieve their aim of sweeping to power in the next presidential election, but were frustrated by the leaders of the party, who feared that the party could be hijacked, sources familiar with the issue said. One of the leaders, former Governor El Rufai, who joined the party, the magazine learnt is now planning to leave should the INEC register ADA.
According to Vanguard newspaper, the proposed party, led by its Protem National Chairman, Chief Akin A. Rickets has applied to the commission to register ADA in an application letter, dated 19th June 19 and , 2025, and was stamped received by INEC on June 20, 2025.
The letter read in part: “Application For Registration As A Political Party.
“We respectfully write to the Independent National Electoral Commission, 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.
“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 the their configuration and the corn (Maize).
“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 organization, regulates our affairs and guides our actions in alignment with Section 40 and 222 of the Constitution, Section 75 of the Electoral Act (2022) and global democratic principles and objectives.
“Please find attached the following documents: our party flag depicting our name, acronym and slogan, manifesto, constitution and minutes of meeting.
“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. Thank you yours most sincerely; Chief Akin A. Rickets, Protem National Chairman.”
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