The Coalition for Good Governance (CGG) has urged the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to Southern Nigeria, warning that failure to do so could undermine national cohesion and weaken the opposition’s electoral prospects.

Addressing journalists in Abuja, the coalition, comprising former national party chairmen and ex-presidential candidates from the six geopolitical zones, said zoning the ticket to the South is both a moral imperative and a strategic calculation.

The National Chairman of the Coalition for Good Governance, Sir Okey Chikwendu and the National Secretary, Attah Ikeleji Ikeleji, reaffirmed the coalition’s commitment to democratic integrity, equity and national unity.
According to the group, Nigeria’s current political and economic climate demands deliberate balancing to foster unity and enhance the opposition’s credibility ahead of the 2027 general election.

“The nation is deeply polarised and economically distressed. The path to victory and national healing lies in fairness. Zoning the ticket to the South is both morally compelling and electorally strategic,” the group stated.

The CGG warned that leaving the zoning question unresolved could spark internal divisions within the ADC .