The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has intensified its reorganisation efforts ahead of the 2027 general elections with the appointment of Hon. Adamu Usman Tubo as Chairman of its Borno State Transitional Committee and Hon. Sunusi Lawan Badawi as Secretary.
The development forms part of the party’s broader strategy to reposition itself as a viable political alternative in Borno State amid ongoing political realignments across the country.
Tubo is from the Southern Borno Senatorial District, while Badawi hails from the Borno North Senatorial District, reflecting what the party described as a balanced representation.
According to a circular signed by the ADC’s Assistant National Organising Secretary and North-East Organising Secretary, Hon. Mohammed Abba Kyari, several prominent politicians from both ruling and opposition parties have joined the ADC’s growing coalition movement.
Kyari disclosed that defectors came from parties including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), All Progressives Congress (APC), Labour Party (LP), Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), in a bid to strengthen the ADC ahead of future elections.
Notable figures who have emerged as leaders and members of the ADC across different zones in Borno State include former APC stalwart and immediate past Chairman of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Mattawali Kashim Ibrahim-Imam; former APC governorship aspirant and Southern Borno senatorial aspirant in the 2023 elections, Alhaji Idris Mamman Durkwa; and former NNPP senatorial candidate in 2023, Alhaji Attom Magira.
Others are former House Minority Leader and APC governorship aspirant in 2019, Barrister Mohammed Kumalia—who also contested the 2023 Borno Central senatorial election on the platform of the PDP—as well as former Speakers of the Borno State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Bukar Kachallah and Rt. Hon. Bulama Fugu.
Youth stakeholders mentioned in the circular include Hon. Sheriff Banki, Hon. Abba Haruna and Hon. Abba Masta.
Sources said the circular, dated December 18, 2025, and bearing the party’s national address at Plot 121, Ademola Adetokunbo Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja, has since gone viral.
The document was also copied to the offices of the ADC National Chairman, Senator David Mark; National Secretary, Rauf Aregbesola; and National Organising Secretary, Barrister Chinedu Odigbo.
Explaining the composition of the transitional committee, Kyari said the selection was based on political experience and geographic spread across local governments, federal constituencies and senatorial districts.
“I hereby forward the list of the Borno State Transitional Committee for your necessary action. The committee will be led by Hon. Adamu Usman Tubo from Borno South Senatorial District as Chairman, while Hon. Sunusi Lawan Badawi from Borno North Senatorial District will serve as Secretary. The members were selected strictly based on political background and equitable representation,” he stated.
