Politics
HISTORIC MEETING OF DEMOCRATIC VISIONARIES: GOODLUCK JONATHAN GCFR AND DAVID BONAVENTURE MARK GCON.
25 September, 2025.
Today in Abuja, Nigeria witnessed a symbolic moment in its democratic journey as two of the most outstanding statesmen of the Fourth Republic—Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR and Former Senate President, Distinguished Senator David Bonaventure Mark, GCON, who today serves as the National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC)—came together in what many political observers describe as a meeting of visionaries.
This historic reunion goes beyond friendship; it revives the memory of a political partnership that once saved Nigeria’s democracy and led the nation into one of its most progressive eras.
When President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua passed away in 2010, Nigeria was thrown into uncertainty. The constitution was silent on succession in such delicate circumstances, and the nation risked sliding into a constitutional crisis. At that moment, Senator David Mark, as Senate President, rose with wisdom, courage, and patriotism. It was under his leadership that the National Assembly invoked the historic Doctrine of Necessity, a move that formally empowered then Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to assume office as Acting President, and later substantive President. This singular act did not only save Nigeria from constitutional collapse, it stabilized governance and reassured citizens and the international community that Nigeria’s democracy was alive.
Thereafter, Jonathan and Mark forged a mutualistic leadership that brought Nigeria stability and progress. Jonathan, as President, and Mark, as Senate President, worked hand in hand to strengthen democratic culture, deepen peace and tolerance, and build an economy that became the largest in Africa by 2014. Together they nurtured reforms in education, agriculture, and youth/women empowerment, while demonstrating that leadership is at its best when executive and legislature cooperate in the service of the people.
Sadly, in 2015, the APC government rode into power on a wave of deceit and propaganda. Nigerians were promised “change,” but instead were delivered hardship. Immediately after taking power, APC deliberately dismantled the legacies of Jonathan and Mark—destroying their reforms, wrecking the economy, weakening institutions, and allowing insecurity to spread unchecked. The result has been years of untold suffering, mass unemployment, hunger, and hopelessness.
But Nigerians are now awakening. The mistake of 2015 must be corrected in 2027. Under the tested leadership of Senator David Mark as ADC National Chairman, the African Democratic Congress has become the true alternative—a people-centered movement to reclaim Nigeria’s stolen glory and restore hope to our nation. The ADC shall rebuild the economy, restore security, empower youth and women, and return democracy to the people.
The Abuja meeting of Jonathan and Mark is not just a reunion of friends; it is a signal to Nigerians that redemption is near. It is a reminder that Nigeria has leaders of vision, integrity, and courage who have once delivered progress and can once again inspire a new national rebirth.
The ADC Party is that platform of renewal. Nigeria shall rise again, and through ADC, the dignity, prosperity, and unity of our great country will be restored.
-Rt. Comr. Tyoluga P. F. M. Wuhe.
Regional Cordinator,
ADC Party Media Frontiers, North Central Nigeria.
Chairman, Policy Manifesto Committee of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, John Odigie-Oyegun, says former president Muhammadu Buhari gave him the shock of his life, six months into his administration as Nigeria’s leader.
Oyegun made this disclosure on Friday when he featured in an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’.
He revealed that as National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, he went to tell Buhari that he was not delivering his election promises to Nigerians but that the late president told him he would not rule with strictness, but rather wanted to show Nigerians that he is a true civilian president.
The former APC National Chairman lamented that it became business as usual, from there.
“I was national chairman of the APC. Six months or less into our assuming office, fairly alarmed, I went to the late President Buhari for a one-on-one talk. I said Mr President, this is not what the people were expecting. They wanted a bit of the old president Buhari.
“And he explained to me, Mr Chairman, I have learned my lesson. I was shocked. And don’t forget at that time, a lot of prominent Nigerians took their holidays abroad, just to be sure and see what this new sheriff in town will be.
“Buhari told me he wants to now show the people that he’s a true civilian president in Agbada. And by the time we finished the conversation, I said Oh God, we are finished. Because, if he’s not ready to be strict, what’s the point?
“Weeks later, months later, years later, I was proven correct. And of course, it became business as usual, only that they are a new set of tenants in Aso Rock. That was a shocker,” he said.
Former lawmaker, Dino Melaye Esq, has raised concerns over the Senate’s reported rejection of the electronic transmission of election results.
The move, according to Melaye, is a clear endorsement of election rigging and an indication of a sinister plan to rig the 2027 elections.
In a statement on Friday, the former lawmaker criticized the Senate’s decision, stating that it undermines the credibility of the electoral process.
The African Democratic Congress, ADC chieftain, also stated that the move opens the door for electoral manipulation and fraud.
He further warned that the rejection of electronic transmission of results is a step backwards for democracy in Nigeria.
Melaye called on lawmakers and citizens to stand up against “this blatant attempt to undermine the will of the people and ensure that future elections are free, fair, and transparent”.
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has said Nigerians have every reason to be mad at the Senate over the ongoing debate on e-transmission of election results.
Ezekwesili made this known on Friday when she featured in an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Morning Show’ monitored by DAILY POST.
DAILY POST reports that the Senate on Wednesday turned down a proposed change to Clause 60, Subsection 3, of the Electoral Amendment Bill that aimed to compel the electronic transmission of election results.
Reacting to the matter, Ezekwesili said, “The fundamental issue with the review of the Electoral Act is that the Senate retained the INEC 2022 Act, Section 60 Sub 5.
“This section became infamous for the loophole it provided INEC, causing Nigerians to lose trust. Since the law established that it wasn’t mandatory for INEC to transmit electoral results in real-time, there wasn’t much anyone could say.
“Citizens embraced the opportunity to reform the INEC Act, aiming to address ambiguity and discretionary opportunities for INEC. Yet, the Senate handled it with a “let sleeping dogs lie” approach. The citizens have every reason to be as outraged as they currently are.”
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