Isaac Samuel
Amid fresh momentum for political realignment ahead of the 2027 general elections, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has revealed that it is witnessing an overwhelming demand for membership cards across the country.
In a statement on Saturday, the interim spokesperson of the party, Bolaji Abdullahi, urged party supporters and prospective members to exercise patience, saying the ADC was in the process of updating its membership cards to reflect the latest leadership changes.
“Good morning, fellow compatriots. This is to inform all party supporters and prospective members of our great party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), that the party is aware of the heavy demands for party membership cards,” the statement read.
“However, we would like to urge everyone to wait for the release of the new membership card that is currently being updated to reflect the recent changes in the leadership of the party. This will help in avoiding duplications.”
Abdullahi appealed for calm and understanding, assuring members that the update was a strategic step that would enhance the party’s internal data integrity and overall organisation.
Meanwhile, the faction of the party led by
its Interim National Chairman, Alhaji Nafiu Bala Gombe on Saturday condemned what it described as a disturbing and coordinated attempt by certain traditional rulers and political figures to pressure , into relinquishing control of the party.
The faction also criticised the involvement of some traditional rulers, whom he described as having “stooped to serving as errand boys for political desperadoes determined to hijack our party.”
In a statement by the Special Assistant on Public Affairs to the Interim National Chairman, Dr. Aminu Sani Alhassan, the party condemned a wave of telephone calls and covert lobbying allegedly aimed at coercing the chairman into abandoning his stance in defence of the party’s democratic integrity.
Alhassan said: “It is disheartening that these telephone calls to undermine the efforts of the Interim National Chairman to defend the ADC’s democratic principles have been extended to some NWC members, urging them to stop the chairman from maintaining the party’s latest position.
“It is indeed unfortunate that some royal fathers have stooped to serving as errand boys for political desperadoes bent on hijacking our party.
“This personalisation is unacceptable and a veiled attempt to undermine democracy through the back door. We reject this attempt to drag the ADC chairman’s parents into a decidedly partisan matter.
“Let it be known without mincing words also: the meddlesome behaviour by royal fathers and the secretly formed group of coalition arrowheads, for the visit to the chairman’s mother is crude, disgraceful, unconstitutional, and a direct insult to Nigeria’s democratic process.”
He also warned those posing as peacemakers while advancing the alleged coalition agenda that they will be named and shamed. He accused the individuals of further exposing the desperation of those behind the plot.
Alhassan issued a direct rebuke to the monarchs allegedly involved, urging them to face their thrones and to prioritise peace and stability in their domains rather than become tools for political manipulation.
He added, “Credible intelligence confirms that a handful of monarchs have been shamelessly lobbying, both openly via numerous telephone calls and in the shadows, to intimidate our Interim National Chairman, Alhaji Nafiu Bala Gombe, into surrendering the party to a clique of power-hungry hijackers.
“This is a shameful betrayal of the neutrality expected of traditional stools. It is also a disturbing descent into political brigandage, wrapped in royal robes.
“Let it be loud and clear: Traditional rulers have no business crawling around political corridors on behalf of godfathers. This is not 1983. The ADC will not be used as a stepping stone for the untrustworthy 2027 ambitions of a noisy gang of privileged few, not now, not ever.
“Alhaji Nafiu Bala Gombe remains unshaken. He is backed by the party’s constitution and enjoys overwhelming support from true ADC loyalists nationwide. He will not be blackmailed, cajoled, or cowed into surrender.
“Those posing as peacemakers while peddling the coalition agenda should beware, we will name and shame them. These backdoor royal agents are only proving how desperate and rattled the hijackers have become.
“Our message to these wayward monarchs: Face your thrones, not our party. Your job is to promote peace in your domains, not sell out your crowns to scheming politicians in Abuja.
“The African Democratic Congress is not for sale. We will resist every attempt to auction our party to political merchants. We will expose every collaborator, royal or otherwise, who stands in the way of our democratic rescue mission.”
