The coalition poised to challenge Nigeria's president in next year's election has received a major boost after prominent opposition figure Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso announced that he was joining.
Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano state, said on Monday he was now part of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) - a day after resigning from the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP).
A number of opposition heavyweights have joined the emerging ADC coalition in an effort to unseat President Bola Tinubu's All Progressives Congress (APC), which has been in power since 2015.
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and ex-state governor Peter Obi, two of Tinubu's biggest rivals, have become the face of the ADC.
Kwankwaso ran for president in 2023, finishing fourth. Abubakar and Obi came second and third respectively.
