The spokesman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Bolaji Abdullahi, has firmly denied any internal crisis within the party following its recent takeover by an opposition coalition, dismissing concerns raised by former ADC presidential candidate Dumebi Kachikwu.
Speaking on Arise Television's Morning Show, Abdullahi emphasized that the party remains united despite recent developments. "There is no confusion or crisis in the ADC, we are very clear about this. I understand what Dumebi is saying. They may have had issues when he was the presidential candidate, but for us, we are on solid legal footing," he stated.
Abdullahi further addressed concerns about potential factionalization within the party, saying: "There is no factionalization. Some of these narratives are also wrong, and this is what led us to this in the past. What do we call democracy, if not the right to disagree and contest issues?"
Addressing Peter Obi and El-Rufai's Involvement
A key point of contention has been the engagement of prominent political figures like Peter Obi of the Labour Party and Nasir El-Rufai of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) with the ADC coalition while still maintaining ties to their original parties.
Abdullahi provided clarification on this arrangement: "On the question of whether El-Rufai is still in the SDP or Peter Obi in the Labour Party, we understand that there are elections in-between before 2027 that they were engaged in. So they bought forms on the platforms of those parties. It's only normal to allow the candidates to contest on the platforms of those parties."
He added that once these intermediate elections are concluded, "everybody, in principle, is with the ADC, and we will leave them to sort out all the elections in-between them."
The ADC spokesman expressed openness to addressing any grievances that might exist, stating: "If he [Kachikwu] has any particular grievances—and we understand that people have grievances—we are ready to deal with them. But we don't understand what his grievances are."
This development comes amid reports that the Labour Party has given Peter Obi 48 hours to leave the party, highlighting the complex political realignments taking place ahead of future elections.
The ADC coalition has previously stated that their alliance is not merely anti-government but focused on presenting viable alternatives for Nigeria's governance challenges.
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