Kano ADC denies dissolution, calls national leadership's claim unconstitutional

The African Democratic Congress in Kano State is embroiled in a leadership dispute, with the state chapter vehemently denying its dissolution by the national party.

Musa Ungogo, the Kano State Chairman, dismissed reports of the executive committee being replaced by a caretaker committee as false and unconstitutional. He argued that such a drastic action against only the Kano chapter lacked any legal or procedural basis within the party's framework. "There is no truth in the claim that the Kano State executive has been dissolved. No such decision has been communicated to us by the party’s national leadership," Ungogo stated.

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There is no truth in the claim that the Kano State executive has been dissolved. No such decision has been communicated to us by the party’s national leadership.

His assertion directly contradicts a press conference held earlier by Hajiya Najaatu Mohammed, the party's Deputy National Chairman for the North-West region. Mohammed had announced the dissolution of the state executive and the formation of a caretaker committee, appointing Alhaji Umar Bala as its head. She claimed the action was necessary to preserve the party's unity and integrity in Kano.

The conflicting claims have plunged the ADC's leadership in Kano into uncertainty. Ungogo maintained that the current state executive remains the authentic leadership, awaiting lawful directives. He questioned the selective targeting of Kano, suggesting that if dissolution were a party-wide necessity, it would have affected other states as well.

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There is no similar action taken in any other state. So why Kano? The claim is unfounded and does not follow the party’s constitutional procedures.