SEE SCREENSHOT BELOW\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n This came hours after the official unveiling of the ADC coalition in Abuja, featuring high-profile figures such as Peter Obi, Atiku Abubakar, Nasir El-Rufai, Rotimi Amaechi, Kayode Fayemi, and others.<\/p>\n The movement, described as a political \u201crescue mission,\u201d was formalized with former Senate President David Mark as chair and former Osun governor Rauf Aregbesola as secretary, signaling a new opposition alignment outside the traditional PDP-APC framework.<\/p>\n Okonkwo, a former spokesperson for Peter Obi\u2019s 2023 campaign, in an interview with newsmen dismissed notions that the coalition was simply an anti-Tinubu alliance.<\/p>\n In his remarks, he emphasized that the coalition\u2019s foundation lies in public interest, not political ambition, calling it a \u201cpeople-driven vehicle\u201d that prioritizes national wellbeing over individual ego.<\/p>\n He also praised the choice of the ADC as the platform for this coalition, describing it as a party untainted by power struggles and free from the legacy baggage of Nigeria\u2019s two dominant parties. According to Okonkwo, the ADC offers a \u201cclean ideological space\u201d where progressive minds can align toward a shared national purpose.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, critics, especially within ruling party circles, have ridiculed the coalition as an amalgam of disillusioned politicians and defeated presidential hopefuls.<\/p>\n But Okonkwo urged Nigerians to see past the political noise and focus on the policy direction and moral clarity the coalition represents. He noted that while 2027 is still two years away, the groundwork for a credible, people-centered alternative must begin now.<\/p>\n As the coalition continues to gather momentum, eyes remain fixed on whether it can transform elite alignment into grassroots movement\u2014and if it truly represents a new chapter for Nigeria\u2019s struggling democracy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Veteran Nollywood actor and political activist Kenneth Okonkwo has lent his voice to the newly unveiled coalition under the African Democratic Congress (ADC), declaring the movement is driven by the welfare of Nigerians rather than a mere struggle for power. On July 2, 2025, Okonkwo took to Instagram to reaffirm his support for the growing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":213419,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":"","format":"standard","override":[{"template":"2","single_blog_custom":"94000","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"3","zoom_button_in_step":"3","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[13734,7494,6178,19407,13104,10185],"class_list":["post-213417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-adc","tag-atiku-abubakar","tag-kenneth-okonkwo","tag-nasir-el-rufai","tag-peter-obi","tag-rotimi-amaechi"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/1751490755927.jpg\")
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