The internal crisis within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has deepened as the party’s Deputy National Chairman, Hon. Nafiu Bala, declared himself the Interim National Chairman.
Hon. Bala accused certain leaders within the party of hijacking its structures and undermining its constitution, describing their actions as “political hooliganism and lawlessness.”
He alleged that the party’s mandate had been surrendered to outsiders with no affiliation to the ADC, calling the move a violation of the party’s founding principles.
“The attempt to replace elected officials with political strangers is unconstitutional, and I will resist it through every legal means available,” Bala stated.
Citing the ADC constitution, Hon. Bala claimed he is empowered, as the duly elected Deputy Chairman, to assume leadership in the absence of a legitimate structure. He therefore declared himself Acting National Chairman.
He also called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognize the development and uphold the constitutionality of his new position.
