The internal crisis rocking the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has taken a new turn, as a faction loyal to Dumebi Kachikwu moves to reclaim control of the party through a proposed national convention.
At an emergency meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday, the group announced plans to set up an interim leadership that will oversee the party pending the conduct of the convention.
Speaking after the meeting, factional spokesperson Norman Obinna said the decision followed prolonged delays in implementing earlier agreements aimed at resolving the leadership dispute within the party.
According to him, a key outcome of past reconciliation efforts was a commitment by all sides to hold a national convention to elect a new leadership—an agreement he said has remained unfulfilled for nearly two years.
He accused the former leadership under Ralph Nwosu of attempting to transfer control of the party to outsiders, while marginalising duly recognised state structures.
Obinna disclosed that the faction has already taken legal steps to challenge those actions, filing suits even before the recent position of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Maintaining that the party has been without a functional National Working Committee since August 2022, the group insisted that the National Executive Committee remains the highest legitimate authority for now.
In a further sign of deepening divisions, the faction also announced its withdrawal from a coalition involving prominent political figures such as David Mark, Rauf Aregbesola, and Bolaji Abdullahi.
The group declared that any decisions taken by the coalition in the name of the ADC would not be recognised.
The latest move underscores the intensifying power struggle within the party, with competing factions jostling for legitimacy and control ahead of future electoral engagements.
ADC turmoil escalates as Kachikwu faction pushes for convention
