The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has said it would go ahead with its Congress and Convention despite the Independent National Electoral Commission’s stand on the leadership of the party.
The National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, stated this while appearing on Arise TV Morning Show programme.
Abdullahi said the ADC had already given the INEC a 21-day notice for its Convention, adding that the commission accepted the notice.
“We will go ahead with our Congresses. We have given INEC 21 days’ notice, and they have accepted it. Whether they come or not, we will continue with our Congresses and Convention,” Abdullahi said.
OSUN DEFENDER reports that INEC, on Wednesday, says it will henceforth cease to accept correspondence from either the David Mark-led African Democratic Congress (ADC) faction or that of Rafiu Bala, following a review of the Court of Appeal judgment on March 12 this year.
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A statement signed by the Chairman, Information and Voter Education, Mohammed Kudu, also noted that the commission will no longer engage with either faction, nor monitor any meetings, congresses, or conventions of the two groups until the matter at the Federal High Court is decided.
The commission further announced that it would remove the name of David Mark from the INEC portal.
But the ADC rejected INEC’s interpretation of a recent Court of Appeal ruling and accused the commission of siding with the government against Nigerians, alleging it was shaped by pressure from a government unsettled by the party’s growing momentum.
The party said the development raises deeper concerns about the neutrality of the electoral body and the future of opposition politics in Nigeria.
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