Alliance for Democracy

Alliance for Democracy Chairperson Mojisoluwa Akinfewa Secretary-General Dominique Manzo Abubakar Founded 1998 (1998) Headquarters Plot 2096, Bumbona Close, Zone 1, Wuse, Abuja Ideology Progressive Official colours Green, white, red Website www.inecnigeria.org Politics of Nigeria Political parties Elections

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The Alliance for Democracy was a progressive opposition political party in Nigeria. It was formed on September 9th 1998. At the 2003 legislative elections, 12 April 2003, the party won 8.8 % of the popular vote and 34 out of 360 seats in the Nigerian House of Representatives and six out of 109 seats in the Nigerian Senate. The party was embroiled in a leadership tussle between Mojisola Akinfenwa and Adebisi Akande, which lingered until September 2006 when the 'Bisi Akande faction merged with other opposition parties to form the Action Congress party.

External links

• Alliance for Democracy (on the Internet Archive)
• Alliance for Democracy USA, overseas chapter in the United States

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