Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and media adviser to the embattled National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), David Mark, Kola Ologbondiyan, has commented on evolving political alignments, stating that recent developments indicate growing momentum for the ADC within Nigeria’s political space.
Ologbondiyan made the remarks during an interview on Arise Television on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, where he addressed issues relating to party dynamics and electoral positioning ahead of future elections.
In his statement, he referenced internal developments within the All Progressives Congress (APC), suggesting that assurances previously given to certain individuals regarding electoral tickets are no longer guaranteed.
He said, “Even the people that are in APC, that have a promised free ticket, so to say, are being told that it’s going to be competitive. Are you following the trajectory? People who they are sure are brought from other parties to come and join the APC, and they have joined the APC. They are being told today that there’s no free ticket anywhere, that they must come and contest.”
Ologbondiyan further questioned the options available to politicians navigating the current political environment, pointing to challenges within other major parties.
According to him, “So, everybody is coming around to say, oh, the people who have returned to where? Which party are you returning to? Which party are you going to return to? Is it the Labour Party that has been decapitated? Who named the party? Is it the PDP? Our own dear PDP. Is it that one that we will go into now? Or which party?”
He asserted that the ADC currently stands as a viable platform attracting increased interest from political actors and members of the public. He stated, “So, the only party that has a tendency of viability now in Nigeria political space now is the ADC. And that is why everywhere, when you are reading news, everywhere you go, you hear people, oh, this one has left, it’s going to ADC.”
Ologbondiyan also pointed to recent membership growth within the party, describing it as a reflection of public response to ongoing political developments.
He said, “In spite of what they did to ADC, within a space of two, three days, its registration of membership gained half a million members. And it has not stopped people from moving from their party and coming over to the African Democratic Congress.”
He concluded by framing the trend as a broader response from Nigerians, adding, “So, what are they talking about? It’s a Nigerian thing indeed. It’s the resistance of Nigeria that we cannot take this as resistance.”