Two political associations with the identical acronym —ADA—are among the many 110 teams jostling for official occasion registration with the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC).
The event has stirred confusion inside political circles, elevating questions on occasion id and strategic positioning within the coming electoral contest.
One of many teams, All Democratic Alliance (ADA), is being promoted by Chief Akin Ricketts. It’s believed to be one of many anti-Tinubu coalition’s particular objective autos forward of 2027.
On INEC’s revealed listing, this ADA is quantity 109.
However proper behind it, at quantity 110, is one other ADA: the Superior Democratic Alliance, with Alhaji Ahmadu Suleiman as its protem chairman and Zipporah Pius Miracles as secretary.
Regardless of sharing the identical acronym, the 2 teams have fully totally different management and headquarters. Ricketts’ ADA relies at UAC Complicated, Samuel Ademulegun Road, Central Enterprise District, Abuja, whereas Suleiman’s ADA operates from Frandriance Shut, off Aminu Kano Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja.
With 110 political associations now formally making use of for occasion standing, INEC may have its fingers full vetting not simply the legality of those entities, but additionally their identities and public readability.
