Coalition Group: Amaechi, Mark, others float All Democratic Alliance, seek INEC’s registration
…appoint Amaechi, chairman New Platform Committee
By Tunde Opalana
Opposition against the re- election bid of President Bola Tinubu took a new dimension on Thursday as members of the National Opposition Coalition Group (NOCG) floated a new political party , the All Democratic Alliance , ADA.
The coalition group applied to the Independent National Electoral Community sdion (INEC) to register ADA as a political party.
The application letter dated 19th June 2025 signed by Chief. Akin Ricketts, Protem National Chairman and Abdullah Musa Elayo, Protem National Secretary.
was addressed to the INEC chairman..
Attached to the letter were party logo(flag/depicting the name,acronym and slogan of the party. manifesto, party constitution and minutes of meeting.
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The letter explained that the application was sequel to the decision taken by the Nigerian National Coalition Group to sponsor the association for full registration .
The letter was received and acknowledged at the INEC office with official stamp dated 20 June 2025.
A communique of the meeting made available to the media said the Nigerian National Coalition Group “made up of critical and reputable national political figures chaired by former Senate President, Senator David Mark, met in Abuja Tuesday, 6th May, 2025 and set up a New Platform Committee consisting of 15 members and mandated it to form an
association for the purpose of applying to the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) with a view to registering a new political party.”
Former governor of Rivers State and immediate past Transportation minister, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi emerged chairman of the New Platform Committee while Dr. Umar Ardo emerged Secretary.
The New Platform Committee met in Abuja on Thursday, 19th June, 2025 and resolved among other “approved the formation of a political association named All Democratic Alliance, approved its conversion into the said political association named All Democratic Alliance, approved that the association apply to INEC for registration as a
political party by its name – as All Democratic Alliance (ADA)”.
Also at the meeting the Group “approved the Party Logo, Slogan and Motto approved the party manifesto, approved the Constitution of the Party; and approved the appointment of the Interim Leadership of the party as follows, Chief Akin A. Ricketts, Protem National Chairman and Abdullahi Musa Elayo, Protem National Secretary”
The meeting as well approved for the interim leadership of the new political party (ADA) to “secure a befitting Office Accommodation of the party, facilitate the registration of the Party with the Independent National Electoral Commission, and when successful, open a bank account for the Party for financial transactions; and Operate the activities of the party as enshrined in the Constitution of the Party and the Electoral Act. (2022).
