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[QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 73169, member: 636"]
Atiku Abubakar's defection to the African Democratic Congress has sparked predictions of a mass exodus from established parties as opposition figures scramble to align with what supporters call Nigeria's emerging political force. The former vice president abandoned the Peoples Democratic Party after his failed presidential bid, prompting youth organizer Dare Dada to declare that fence-sitting politicians will rapidly commit to the ADC platform.

Dada claims seven sitting state governors are negotiating membership, while dozens of former regional leaders have pledged support for the party. His group, Nigerian Youths for Atiku, merged its nationwide network into ADC structures to bolster ground operations ahead of the electoral showdown.

The organizer dismissed the PDP as irrelevant despite its history of producing three heads of state, arguing that unresolved factional warfare has gutted the party's credibility and opened space for alternatives to challenge the ruling coalition.
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