The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has revealed that its official website crashed three times in the past week due to an overwhelming influx of Nigerians seeking to register as members online.
This was disclosed on Monday by Ibrahim Mani, Chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT), during an interview with Channels Television. According to Mani, the sudden spike in online traffic significantly exceeded the platform’s capacity, forcing the party to rehost the website multiple times in just one week.
“We had to host our website on three different occasions within the last week because it was crashing as a result of the influx of people wanting to register online as members of the party,” he explained.
The surge came shortly after the ADC was announced as the new political platform for Nigeria’s opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections. This move has attracted key political figures such as former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi, former Senate President David Mark, and ex-Governor of Osun State Rauf Aregbesola.
Mani emphasized that the ADC is committed to providing a credible and inclusive opposition platform. He stressed that the party is open to all Nigerians who meet constitutional requirements and are not barred from political participation due to criminal convictions.
“A political party is an all-comers affair. You cannot categorise people who clearly have no criminal record because the constitutional requirement is that people who have been convicted by a competent court of law are forbidden from coming into political parties to contest elections,” he noted.
The ADC aims to establish itself as a genuine alternative to Nigeria’s dominant political parties, focusing on inclusivity, transparency, and strong grassroots mobilisation.
Mani also addressed the growing frustration among Nigerians over the country’s economic struggles, noting that this discontent is fuelling the rising interest in the ADC.
“Nigerians are yearning for positive change. It’s better to build a party with people who believe in the fact that there should be a credible opposition in Nigeria than allow the country to drift to be a one-party state,” he said.
He added that while efforts are underway to restore full digital services, the party is also intensifying offline mobilisation to accommodate the growing demand.
