The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused highly effective figures inside the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of plotting to guarantee that Bola Ahmed Tinubu emerges unchallenged as the sole candidate in the 2027 presidential election.
The occasion declared that it would strongly resist any such transfer in defence of Nigeria’s democracy.
In a assertion issued in Abuja, the ADC alleged that the plan entails pressuring the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) to recognise Nafiu Bala Gombe as the occasion’s Nationwide Chairman, regardless of his expulsion.
The occasion’s Nationwide Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, described the transfer as a calculated try by parts inside the ruling institution to create inside disaster and weaken what he referred to as the nation’s most viable opposition platform.
In accordance to the ADC, there is no management dispute, sustaining that the occasion stays firmly below the management of David Mark. The management, it mentioned, was affirmed throughout a joint assembly of its Nationwide Working Committee (NWC) and Nationwide Government Committee (NEC), witnessed by INEC officers in July 2025.
The occasion additional acknowledged that it would deploy all lawful means to resist what it described as efforts by anti-democratic forces to undermine opposition politics forward of the 2027 elections.
The assertion alleged that the plot to destabilise the ADC is being pushed by an APC governor in collaboration with a senior safety official in Abuja, with the goal of imposing President Tinubu as the solely presidential contender.
“At the centre of this scheme is Nafiu Bala Gombe, an expelled member who has been parading himself as a occasion chief whereas working with exterior political pursuits,” the assertion mentioned.
The ADC famous that Gombe, who as soon as claimed to be Deputy Nationwide Chairman below former chairman Ralph Nwosu, was expelled for actions that violated the occasion’s structure and rules.
Describing the growth as “stunning, although not stunning,” the occasion accused parts inside the ruling institution of making an attempt to use Gombe to destabilise and hijack its management.
It added that the final goal is to create confusion, promote illegitimate management claims, and weaken the opposition, thereby leaving Nigerians with out a credible different in the subsequent basic election.
The ADC additionally reiterated that its management transition to a coalition led by David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola in July 2025 was correctly carried out and formally recognised by INEC in September 2025.
The occasion famous that a Federal Excessive Court docket ruling on March 6 additional affirmed Mark’s management, reinforcing the authorized place that occasion management stays an inside affair.
Questioning the motives behind the alleged interference, the ADC warned that democracy can not thrive the place the ruling occasion seeks to manipulate or weaken opposition events.
“Such actions pose a severe threat to democratic pluralism and Nigerians’ constitutional proper to freely organise and help credible political options,” the assertion mentioned.
The occasion urged the public, its members, and democratic establishments to disregard claims by Nafiu Bala Gombe and his supporters.
“We are conscious of their plans, and we will resist them by all professional means. We will defend our democracy,” the assertion concluded.