ADC Website Overwhelmed As Nigerians Rush To Join New Opposition Coalition

The official website of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) crashed on Friday following a massive surge in online traffic from Nigerians eager to register with the party’s newly announced opposition coalition.

Reports indicate that the site was overwhelmed as thousands flocked online to sign up with what many have described as a “rescue coalition” aimed at challenging the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections.

According to IntelRegion, the platform failed under the weight of unprecedented user demand, pointing to insufficient server capacity to handle the traffic spike.

As at press time, the ADC had yet to issue any formal statement addressing the technical failure.

This comes just two days after the ADC was formally unveiled in Abuja as the flagship platform of a broad alliance of opposition forces determined to wrest power from the APC.

A Facebook user, Unclè Anass Dukura, lamented repeated errors when trying to access the site, writing: “The public demand far exceeded what the platform was originally built to support.”

The launch of the coalition drew heavyweights from across Nigeria’s political landscape, including former Senate President David Mark, ex-Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi.

Also present were former APC National Chairman John Oyegun, ex-Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal, former Attorney General Abubakar Malami, Dino Melaye, former Sports Minister Solomon Dalung, media mogul Dele Momodu, Senators Gabriel Suswam and Ireti Kingibe, former Deputy Speaker Emeka Ihedioha, and retired Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar.

The ADC, originally founded in 2005 as the Alliance for Democratic Change before it was formally registered by INEC, continues to position itself as a key rallying point for opposition forces ahead of 2027.