Kachikwu-led ADC faction plans convention, rejects David Mark coalition
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) faction led by Dumebi Kachikwu has announced plans to convene a national convention and establish an interim leadership to manage the party’s affairs. Spokesperson of
- By Adedamola Ogunbewon
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) faction led by Dumebi Kachikwu has announced plans to convene a national convention and establish an interim leadership to manage the party’s affairs.
Spokesperson of the faction, Norman Obinna, disclosed this on Tuesday during a media briefing in Abuja following what he described as an emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting.
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Obinna stated that the meeting, attended by state chairmen and other NEC members, was convened to address the party’s lingering leadership crisis.
He noted that a key outcome of earlier Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) efforts was an agreement for the party to hold a national convention to elect new leadership—a process he said has remained unfulfilled for nearly two years.
“The key outcome of the ADR, which both parties signed, was that the ADC would inevitably go into a convention to produce new leadership. This has not been done for almost two years,” he said.
According to him, the former national leadership under Ralph Nwosu attempted to unlawfully transfer control of the party to individuals who were not members, while also sidelining existing state chairmen.
The faction revealed that it filed two court cases challenging the legality of those actions, even before the recent stance taken by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
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Citing the absence of a National Working Committee since August 2022, the group maintained that the NEC remains the highest legitimate authority within the party.
Obinna also announced that the faction has formally distanced itself from a rival coalition led by prominent political figures, including David Mark, Rauf Aregbesola, and Bolaji Abdullahi.
“We dissociate the ADC from David Mark, Rauf Aregbesola, Bolaji Abdullahi, and all members of the so-called coalition. All actions taken by them in the name of the ADC are not binding on the party,” he said.
