The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said the crises in opposition political parties are not merely internal crises within the parties, but were orchestrated by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to shrink democratic space.

The ADC National Publicity Secretary, Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, in a tweet on X, accused the APC of sowing the seeds of national instability by engineering leadership crises in major opposition parties.

He noted that the Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed-led People’s Redemption Party (PRP), had been enjoying stable leadership until rumours began to circulate that the coalition leadership was considering the PRP as an option.

“Although this is not true, it took only that single whiff of speculation for a faction to emerge almost overnight in what had been a historically tranquil political party, challenging the leadership of Baba-Ahmed,” Mallam Abdullahi stated.

According to him, the APC-led Federal Government may continue to deny any involvement in the crises within other parties, but added that the pattern is visible.

“The world can see what is happening. More importantly, they can see where this path leads,” he added.

The ADC spokesperson warned that a political strategy anchored in sabotaging every opposition platform is ultimately self-destructive.

“When people are left with no options, they are, in reality, left with no choice,” he further warned.