Crisis Rocks ADC As State Executives Reject Parallel Structure

The Kaduna State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has disowned a faction allegedly attempting to seize control of its party structures, describing them as impostors with no legitimate claim to the party.

The Acting State Chairman, Hon. Ahmed Tijjani Mustapha, told journalists in Kaduna on Tuesday that the authentic state executives remain loyal to the National Chairman, Senator David Mark, whose leadership, he said, has continued to inspire unity within the ADC nationwide.

Mustapha dismissed reports of expulsions within the party as “null and void,” insisting that those behind the claims could not prove valid membership at the ward, local government, or state level.

“The very people who laboured to nurture the ADC in Kaduna State over the past three years were sidelined by Mr. Patrick Ambut as soon as the coalition process began,” he alleged.

According to him, the crisis escalated shortly after the ADC entered into a coalition with other political blocs earlier in the year, including the PDP, Labour Party, PRP, NNPP, and some members of the APC.

Mustapha recalled that the ADC had witnessed major realignments in Kaduna politics this year. He noted that more than 10,000 Labour Party members defected to the ADC in March, followed by several high-profile defections from the PDP and APC in April, developments that, he said, strengthened the party’s grassroots reach.

The acting chairman condemned what he described as unconstitutional replacement of elected party executives at the local government level.

“We condemn the recent replacement of our Giwa Local Government Chairman by a former SDP leader without consultation. Such actions are unconstitutional and unacceptable,” he said.

He added that only the constitutionally recognised state executives could determine party leadership at any level.

Mustapha also distanced the ADC from ongoing controversies involving former Governor Nasir El-Rufai and incumbent Governor Uba Sani, stressing that the ADC would not be dragged into personal or external political battles.

“Our focus remains on strengthening the ADC and protecting its integrity. We have no interest in partisan narratives outside our party’s mandate,” he said.

The acting chairman urged members and supporters to remain steadfast, warning that the ADC’s national leadership under Senator Mark would not tolerate attempts to destabilise the party.

“The era of coalition politics is over. Anyone seeking to join the ADC must do so through constitutional means,” Mustapha concluded.