Nigeria’s opposition party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has approved sweeping reforms that dissolved its National Working Committee and installed a caretaker leadership as part of a broad restructuring ahead of the 2027 elections.
Delegates at the party’s convention ratified decisions taken during several National Executive Committee meetings held between March 2025 and March 2026.
The most consequential resolution dissolved the Chief Ralph Okey Nwosu-led leadership and replaced it with a caretaker committee headed by former Senate President David Mark for a 12-month transitional period.
Party officials said the move is intended to guide the ADC through coalition negotiations and internal reforms designed to strengthen its national structure.
The convention also approved relaxed membership rules to make the party more inclusive, suspended certain zoning provisions in its constitution, and endorsed congresses conducted at polling unit, ward, local government and state levels.
Delegates adopted a new policy framework and draft manifesto that will guide future campaigns.
In a controversial decision, the convention also expelled several members accused of anti-party activities after they allegedly failed to retract actions considered damaging to the party.
Party leaders described the reforms as a “full reset” aimed at positioning the ADC as a stronger opposition platform in Nigeria’s increasingly volatile political landscape ahead of the 2027 general elections.
