INEC’s Derecognition of ADC Leaders Driven By Jagaban’s Influence — Nwosu

Former National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ralph Nwosu, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of acting with political bias in its recent derecognition of the party’s leadership.

Speaking in an interview with Channels Television, Nwosu criticised INEC’s removal of David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola as national chairman and secretary, saying the commission misinterpreted a court ruling that directed it to maintain the ‘status quo ante bellum’ pending the determination of a legal challenge to the party’s leadership.

“The INEC interpretation is wrong, what the Appeal Court did is wrong and they’re all inspired by the Jagaban of Nigerian politics,” Nwosu said.

He further alleged that INEC Chairman Joash Amupitan is aligned with the ruling party. “It’s clear that Amupitan is an APC member and the Jagaban of Nigeria seems to have collapsed some agencies and judges to sing the song of APC,” he added.

Nwosu linked the development to what he described as a broader pattern of political domination in Nigeria.

“Since 2019, once an individual seizes the politics of Lagos despite the diversity of the city and continuously collapses other parties to sing the APC song, when he became president, he imagined he could do the same across Nigeria. That is what Nigerians are resisting,” he said.

He maintained that the ADC remains a platform for opposition and democratic resistance. “It’s not about me, not about ADC. We have provided Nigerians a clear vehicle to resist this monstrous force,” Nwosu said.

His comments followed the #OccupyINEC protest in Abuja on Wednesday, where ADC leaders including Peter Obi, Atiku Abubakar, Rabiu Kwankwaso, David Mark, Rauf Aregbesola, and Rotimi Amaechi stormed INEC Headquarters.

The group demanded Amupitan’s resignation, accusing him of partisanship and actions that threaten Nigeria’s multi-party democracy.

Titilope Adako

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