The official website of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) crashed on Friday following a surge in traffic from Nigerians seeking to register with the newly launched opposition coalition.
The sudden influx of visitors reportedly overwhelmed the party’s online platform, leading to major disruptions.
According to IntelRegion, the technical failure was caused by excessive user demand as citizens attempted to join what many are calling a “rescue coalition” aimed at challenging the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 elections.
A social media user, Unclè Anass Dukura, confirmed the issue on Facebook, writing: “The public demand far exceeded what the platform was originally built to support.” Users reported repeated error messages and failed attempts to access the site.
The ADC has yet to release an official statement addressing the crash as of the time of this report.
This surge in public interest comes just two days after the ADC was formally unveiled in Abuja as the central platform for a broad opposition alliance.
The coalition aims to unite key political figures and parties ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The launch event drew notable figures including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, former Senate President David Mark, and ex-Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola.
Other prominent attendees were former APC Chairman John Oyegun, ex-Governors Aminu Tambuwal and Abubakar Malami, Senator Dino Melaye, former Youth and Sports Minister Solomon Dalung, media personality Dele Momodu, Senators Gabriel Suswam and Ireti Kingibe, former Deputy Speaker Emeka Ihedioha, and retired Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar.
The ADC, originally established in 2005 as the Alliance for Democratic Change, was later rebranded and formally registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the African Democratic Congress.
