The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has insisted on going ahead with its planned congresses and convention in preparation for the 2027 general election in the country.
The party, in a timetable released on Friday, said the actions of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against the party remain illegal.
The ADC in the released timetable, signed by its National Organizing Secretary, Chinedu Idigo and National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, disclosed that screening of aspirants would commence on 7th April, the polling unit, ward and local government congresses would hold on 9th April, State congresses would hold on 11th April and the National Convention would hold on 14th April, 2026.
It added that INEC had been notified of the planned congresses and convention.
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has warned the African Democratic Congress (ADC) against moving forward with plans to hold its congresses and convention.
The INEC Chairman warned that the electoral commission would not monitor such congresses and conventions based on the prevailing court order.
Speaking on Friday during an interview with Arise News, Amupitan submitted that any action taken by the ADC before the court delivers a ruling on the leadership crisis affecting the party amounts to an illegality.
He warned that if the ADC conducts primary elections, and its candidates win elections, the court can declare such elections invalid, and the implication is that the person with the second-highest number of votes will be declared the winner, just as it previously happened in Zamfara and Plateau states.
