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Primaries: What APC is doing amusing, laughable — ADC

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  • The African Democratic Congress (ADC) dismissed the convention that nominated Dumebi Kachikwu as its 2027 presidential candidate as illegal.
  • The party stated that only the leadership recognized by INEC, headed by David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola, is legitimate.
  • The ADC highlighted its own credible presidential primary process, involving three aspirants, and claimed to have over 3.4 million registered members verified by INEC.

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has declared the recent convention that nominated Dumebi Kachikwu as its presidential flag bearer for the 2027 election as illegal and lacking due process. The party insists there is no faction within its ranks.

If we start referring to a group of people who meet in a room to entertain themselves, that is not a good thing. INEC organises elections; this matter went up to the Supreme Court, the highest court in the land. It affirmed that there’s only one leadership of former Senate President David Mark and former Governor Rauf Aregbesola.

· Bolaji AbdullahiDisputing the legitimacy of the convention that nominated Dumebi Kachikwu.

Bolaji Abdullahi, the National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, stated at a media briefing in Abuja that the exercise which produced Kachikwu did not have the backing of the party's recognized leadership. Kachikwu, who was the ADC's presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, emerged at a gathering of aggrieved members in Abuja.

In ADC, we are very proud that we are the only party that is conducting the real primary election in this country today. And even as you speak, none of the three aspirants can tell you confidently that he will fly the ticket of the ADC.

· Bolaji AbdullahiHighlighting the ADC's credible primary process.

Abdullahi emphasized that the only leadership recognized by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is chaired by former Senate President David Mark, with former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola serving as National Secretary. He dismissed the convention as a mere gathering for self-entertainment, referencing Supreme Court rulings that affirmed the Mark-Aregbesola leadership.

Based on the register of members that were submitted to INEC, we have 3,444,000 members. This is based on the membership register submitted to INEC, after cleaning up the entire process. We are very clear about this.

· Bolaji AbdullahiStating the party's verified membership numbers.

The ADC spokesperson expressed pride in conducting what he described as the country's only credible presidential primary election, noting that the contest remains open among three aspirants. He also highlighted the party's commitment to transparency, stating that its membership stands at over 3.4 million, a figure verified by INEC. Abdullahi criticized the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for allegedly inflating its membership numbers.

We are not going to start cooking up figures to deceive Nigerians.

· Bolaji AbdullahiEmphasizing the party's commitment to transparency.
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