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 includes pressuring the Unbiased 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 inner 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 underneath the management of David Mark. The management, it stated, was affirmed throughout a joint assembly of its Nationwide Working Committee (NWC) and Nationwide Govt Committee (NEC), witnessed by INEC officers in July 2025.
The occasion additional said 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 purpose 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 stated.
The ADC famous that Gombe, who as soon as claimed to be Deputy Nationwide Chairman underneath former chairman Ralph Nwosu, was expelled for actions that violated the occasion’s structure and ideas.
Describing the improvement as “surprising, although not shocking,” the occasion accused parts inside the ruling institution of trying to use Gombe to destabilise and hijack its management.
It added that the final purpose is to create confusion, promote illegitimate management claims, and weaken the opposition, thereby leaving Nigerians with out a credible various in the subsequent normal election.
The ADC additionally reiterated that its management transition to a coalition led by David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola in July 2025 was correctly performed and formally recognised by INEC in September 2025.
The occasion famous that a Federal Excessive Courtroom ruling on March 6 additional affirmed Mark’s management, reinforcing the authorized place that occasion management stays an inner affair.
Questioning the motives behind the alleged interference, the ADC warned that democracy can’t thrive the place the ruling occasion seeks to manipulate or weaken opposition events.
“Such actions pose a critical threat to democratic pluralism and Nigerians’ constitutional proper to freely organise and assist credible political options,” the assertion stated.
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 reliable means. We will defend our democracy,” the assertion concluded.