The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has been declared as Nigeria’s only viable opposition party by lawyer and political figure Kenneth Okonkwo.
According to him, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) have effectively ceased to function as genuine opposition platforms, existing only on paper.
Okonkwo stated that many prominent leaders of these parties are either openly backing the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) or have aligned with the ADC.
Citing internal fractures within the PDP, Okonkwo referenced former Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike, now a minister under the APC-led federal government, as a key example of the party’s collapse as a credible opposition force. “Strictly speaking, there is no longer any party like the PDP or LP.
They’re just existing on paper because whoever is in the PDP is either supporting the APC or the ADC,” Okonkwo said.
The ADC is positioning itself as the new face of opposition politics in Nigeria, seeking to unite disillusioned voters and political heavyweights under a single, credible banner.
Key opposition figures, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, have adopted the ADC as the platform for a broad opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
