Kaduna ADC Reaffirms Loyalty To David Mark-Led Leadership, Disowns Faction
The Kaduna State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Tuesday disowned a faction allegedly attempting to seize control of its structures.
The party insisted that those parading themselves as members are impostors with no legitimate standing in the ADC.
Addressing journalists in Kaduna, the Acting State Chairman, Hon. Ahmed Tijjani Mustapha, said the authentic state executives remain loyal to the National Chairman, Senator David Mark, whose leadership, he noted, continues to inspire unity and growth within the ADC nationwide.
Mustapha described the purported expulsion of some party officials as “null and void,” adding that those behind the move were desperate individuals who could not justify their membership at the ward, local government, or state level.
According to him, the crisis started shortly after the ADC entered into a coalition arrangement earlier in the year with other political blocs, including the PDP, Labour Party, PRP, NNPP, and members of the APC.
“The very people who labored to nurture the ADC in Kaduna State over the past three years were sidelined by Mr. Patrick Ambut as soon as the coalition process began,” Mustapha said.
He recalled that the ADC had witnessed major political realignments this year, including the defection of over 10,000 Labour Party members in March and several notable PDP and APC members in April — all of which were widely reported.
The acting chairman also condemned what he termed “unilateral actions” by some coalition figures, such as replacing duly elected local government executives without due process.
“We condemn the recent replacement of our Giwa Local Government Chairman by a former SDP leader without consultation. Such actions are unconstitutional and unacceptable,” he stated.
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