As plans to form a mega opposition party take shape, chairmen and chieftains of some opposition parties will meet on Thursday in Kaduna State. The gathering will be hosted by the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Other parties and their leaders expected at the occasion are Accord Party; Peoples Redemption Party (PRP); KOWA Party; Social Democratic Party (SDP); All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA); New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and Labour Party (LP).
  
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a former ruling party, was conspicuously left out of the summit. National chairman of ADC, Ralphs Okey Nwosu, disclosed this in a statement yesterday, noting that the summit, tagged: Kaduna 2024, has the theme: “Solid Political Party Structure Critical to the Sustainability of the Democratic Process.”
  
He said the event would be held at Arewa House under the chairmanship of Muhammad Lawal Nalado of the Accord Party, while the National Chairman of PRP, Falalu Bello, is to deliver the keynote address.
  
The address, with the sub-theme, “Concept of the Political Party as Molue, Tuke-Tuke, Bolikaja, or SPV inimical to Political Leadership,” would be delivered by the national chairman of KOWA Party, Mark Adebayo.
   
The summit’s chief guest of honour is the current national chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Yussuf Dantalle. Also, Nalado, a former chairman of IPAC, is chairing the event.
  
Special guests of honour are the national chairmen of SDP, Malam Shehu Gabam; of APGA, Sly Ezeokenwa; NNPP, Ajuji Ahmed; and the national chairman of LP, Julius Abure.
  
At the summit, Nwosu said it is part of ADC’s contribution to the sustenance of Nigeria’s democracy.He noted that the much-talked-about strong institutional requisites for democratic and political leadership begin with strong political parties.
  
“The political party is the foundation and sets the tone for the leadership to expect.” He said ADC draws from experienced party leaders to give direction and begin afresh to set the template.

“We believe all of us have a role to play to make sure that this democracy survives, and ADC as one of the leading political parties in the country, is, as in our DNA, making it an inclusive affair,” 

“We need purposeful leadership in the country, and ADC has been at the forefront of transitioning and envisioning a clear pathway for the nation,” the ADC chair added.