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Alleges INEC’s Conspiration with Ruling Party
- Safiu Kehinde
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of orchestrating planned protest against its National Chairman, Sen. David Mark.
As contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC alleged that the planned protest is sponsored by a minister under the APC administration.
Abdullahi claimed that the minister, whose name was not disclosed, to use the protest to create pressure on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), who he accused of conspiration with APC, to destabilise the Mark-led faction of the party.
“Yesterday, we disclosed a sinister plot by agents of the ruling APC government to pressure INEC into taking illegal action to destabilise our party, following the milestone movement of H.E. Rabiu Kwankwaso to the ADC.
“After meeting a brick wall with INEC, they have now changed tactics, but the objectives remain the same.
“Information reaching us this morning is that a public protest is being planned for tomorrow, Thursday, 2nd April, in Abuja, sponsored by a particularly notorious minister.
“Their expectation is that a protest will give oxygen to a case that is already suffocating in the courts under the weight of its own illegality.
“The plan is simple: a paid crowd, posturing as aggrieved party members, will take to the streets demanding “David Mark Must Go.”
“This, they hope, will create “public pressure” on the INEC Chairman to magically upgrade and recognise an individual who resigned his position and was subsequently expelled from the ADC to the position of National Chairman of a party he no longer belongs to.” The ADC spokesperson wrote.
Abdullahi further accused the APC of plotting to hijack the leadership of the opposition party in what he described as a new level of desperation.
“The plan by the ruling APC government to hijack the leadership of the ADC, the only viable opposition party left in the country, is real. If anything, it has assumed a new level of desperation in the past few days.
“They are not just afraid of our momentum. They are afraid of what happens when the Nigerian people start paying attention and begin to believe that change is possible.” He said.
Abdullahi however affirmed the ADC’s commitment to its duty to Nigerians while charging President Bola Tinubu to call his party members to order.
“ADC remains focused on our duty to Nigerians, and we shall remain law-abiding. We will, however, resist by all lawful and necessary means.
“If they are not acting on his orders, President Tinubu should rein in his enforcers before it is too late.” He added.