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<p>The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led federal government is mounting pressure on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to interfere in the party&#8217;s leadership affairs, following the defection of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to its ranks.</p>
<p>In a statement issued on Tuesday, the ADC claimed that a coordinated effort is underway to compel INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN), to invalidate party actions and alter its leadership structure before courts have ruled on pending disputes.</p>
<p>According to Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party&#8217;s National Publicity Secretary, a letter dated March 28, 2026, written by a team of Senior Advocates of Nigeria, is being used to pressure the electoral commission. The letter reportedly seeks to enforce a particular interpretation of a Court of Appeal ruling regarding &#8220;status quo ante bellum&#8221; — a legal principle referring to the restoration of a prior state of affairs.</p>
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<p>The ADC said the legal representatives went as far as threatening the INEC chairman with arrest should he fail to accede to their request within seven days.</p>
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<p>&#8220;The authors of this vexatious letter are attempting to pressure INEC to take sides and grant them what no court in Nigeria has granted,&#8221; Abdullahi said in the statement.</p>
<p>The party dismissed claims by Hon. Nafiu Bala Gombe, whom it described as an expelled former member, asserting that he was never the party&#8217;s chairman and had previously resigned his position.</p>
<p>&#8220;What we are witnessing is a convergence of legal pressure and political intent by a ruling party that is unsettled by the growing appeal of the ADC,&#8221; Abdullahi added.</p>
<p>The ADC described itself as &#8220;the only viable opposition party left in the country&#8221; and vowed to resist what it called a &#8220;grand plan&#8221; to destabilise its leadership using all constitutional means.</p>
<p>Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State and presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 general election, recently defected to the ADC — a move the party claims has unsettled ruling party officials.</p>
<p>The ADC called on INEC to remain guided by the constitution and resist pressure, stating that the matter &#8220;is bigger than the ADC&#8221; and concerns whether Nigerians can freely choose an alternative political path.</p>
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