Our Reporter, Abuja
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has alleged a plot by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to destabilise its leadership through what it described as a sponsored protest in Abuja.
In a statement by its spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi on Wednesday, the opposition party claimed that unnamed agents linked to the APC were attempting to pressure the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) into taking actions it described as illegal, following the reported defection of Rabiu Kwankwaso to the ADC.
According to the ADC, efforts to influence INEC had allegedly failed, prompting a shift in strategy. The party alleged that a protest scheduled for Thursday, April 2, in Abuja was being organised and sponsored by a senior government official to create the impression of internal dissent within its ranks.
The statement further claimed that demonstrators would pose as aggrieved members of the party and call for the removal of David Mark as National Chairman. The ADC argued that such actions were aimed at generating public pressure on INEC to recognise a rival claimant to the party’s leadership.
Describing the move as an attempt to “hijack” its structure, the party maintained that the ADC remains a law-abiding organisation and would resist any unlawful interference through legal means.
The ADC also called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene, urging him to restrain officials allegedly involved in the plot, if they were not acting on his directive.
