The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of trying to destabilise the party.

The party, in a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, alleged that the ruling party is mounting pressure on the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, to interfere in its leadership.

“The decision of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to join our party has understandably sent jitters through the ruling party.

“Since then, top officials within the Federal Government have renewed their onslaught against our party, in a bid to discourage other high-profile figures,” ADC stated.

It added that the conspiracy is centred on a legal dispute that is now being pushed beyond the courtroom.

The party noted a letter dated March 28, 2026, where a team of Senior Advocates of Nigeria is asking INEC to enforce an interpretation of a Court of Appeal ruling regarding what constitutes status quo ante bellum.

ADC further alleged that the petitioners even threatened the INEC chairman with arrest if he did not grant their request within seven days.

“They want INEC to invalidate party meetings, remove recognised officials, and hand over the affairs of the party to a specific individual, even though the case itself has not been fully decided by the courts.

“Obviously, what the authors of this vexatious letter are attempting to do is to pressure INEC to take sides and grant them what no court in Nigeria has granted,” the party further alleged.

ADC said Hon. Nafiu Bala Gombe, who is claiming to be aggrieved over the party leadership, was never its Chairman, and had earlier resigned his position alongside other members of the National Working Committee.

It disclosed that Gombe has since been expelled from the party, and warned that any attempt to recreate a status quo that upgrades his position to National Chairman of the ADC at any point in time would amount to fictitious.

“What we are witnessing is a convergence of legal pressure and political intent by a ruling party that is unsettled by the growing appeal of the ADC. But Nigerians can see what is happening,” the statement said.

“No amount of pressure, no manufactured confusion, and no distortion of legal processes will stop what is already in motion.

“The ADC is growing. Nigerians are joining. A credible opposition is taking shape,” it added and called on INEC to remain guided by the Constitution, resist all forms of pressure, and uphold its duty as an impartial umpire.

“This is bigger than the ADC. It is about whether Nigerians can freely choose a different path. And that must not be compromised.”