- Safiu Kehinde
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration of sending armed agents to enforce factional control of a Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) headquarters.
This is coming under the heels of the Kabiru Turaki-led new national leaders of the party and Samuel Anyanwu-led faction.
NPO Reported that both factions had announced plan to hold separate meetings at the Wadata Plaza.
While Turaki, the new National Chairman of the party, had declared takeover of the secretariat, the Anyanwu-led faction, who had all been expelled at the PDP National Convention, insisted on occupying the plaza with Anyanwu, the expelled National Secretary of the party declaring that the convention remains illegal and unrecognised.
Both factions would on Tuesday clash at the PDP headquarters.
Reacting to the development in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC condemned the clash, accusing that the Anyanwu-led faction backed by the Federal Capital Territory Minister (FCT, Nyesom Wike, of invading and violently taking over the PDP headquarters.
In what it described as dangerous assault on Nigeria’s democracy, the ADC alleged that the President Bola Tinubu-led had incited the clash by backing the Anyanwu faction with armed security personnel to create chaos and destablisie the PDP.
The party maintained that this is beyond the PDP, alleging that that the ruling party can also devise similar means against labour unions, press organisations, student movements, or peaceful protest groups.
It charged all Nigerians and Nigeria’s international partners to take note of the situation and to engage the Nigerian government on the need to uphold democratic norms.
The statement read; “The African Democratic Congress (ADC) strongly condemns, the brazen invasion and violent takeover of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday, November 14, 2025, by agents of the APC Federal Government.
“The incident, without doubt, is a dangerous assault on Nigeria’s democracy, which must be condemned by everyone, regardless of party affiliation.
“Based on its various actions and machinations since coming to power, this government’s anti- democratic credentials are no longer in doubt.
“However, this latest assault represents a new and dangerous low, even by the already-worrying standards of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration.
“With this action, the government is sending a chilling message that it would do anything and employ any means, including acts of terror, to advance partisan political interests.
“If the government could send armed agents to enforce factional control of an opposition headquarters, what stops it from doing the same to labour unions, press organisations, student movements, or peaceful protest groups?
“Therefore, let no one make the mistake of thinking that this is a PDP matter. This attack affects the future of democracy in Nigeria and sets a dangerous background for the 2027 general elections.
“The ADC therefore views this invasion as another episode, albeit a more sinister one, in the ruling party’s insidious efforts to destabilise opposition parties and undermine Nigeria’s future as a multiparty democracy.
“We therefore call on all Nigerians and Nigeria’s international partners to take note of this dangerous situation and to engage the Nigerian government on the need to uphold democratic norms, respect civil liberties, and prevent further descent into authoritarian behaviour.
“As a party, we also demand an independent investigation into the role of the Nigerian Police and other security forces in this disgraceful action. We also call on President Bola Tinubu to rein in his political operatives before they send the country into chaos.”