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THE Dumebi Kachikwu-led faction of the African Democratic Congress – ADC, has indicated readiness to convene a national convention.
The spokesperson of the faction, Norman Obinna, who made this known after an emergency National Executive Committee – NEC, meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, also noted that there’s a plan to constitute an interim leadership to manage the party’s affairs.
“The key outcome of the ADR, which was signed by both parties, was that the ADC would inevitably go into a convention to produce a new leadership. This has not been done for almost two years,” Obinna 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 trying to sideline existing state chairmen.
The group disclosed that it has instituted two court cases challenging the legality of those actions, even before the recent position taken by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
Citing what it described as the absence of a National Working Committee since August 2022, the faction maintained that the NEC remains the highest legitimate authority within the party.
Obinna outlined several resolutions reached at the meeting, including a formal disassociation from a rival coalition led by prominent political figures.
“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.
