ADC Alleges Plot to Impose Tinubu as Sole Candidate For 2027

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has alleged a plot by powerful figures within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to destabilise the opposition party and pave the way for Bola Ahmed Tinubu to emerge as the only viable presidential candidate in the 2027 general election.

In a statement issued on March 15, 2026, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, claimed that the alleged plot involves attempts to pressure the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) into recognising Nafiu Bala Gombe as the National Chairman of the ADC.
Abdullahi described the move as a desperate attempt to weaken the opposition ahead of the next general elections.

The African Democratic Congress has uncovered a desperate and sinister plot allegedly being orchestrated by powerful figures within the ruling APC to pressure INEC into recognising a certain Nafiu Bala as the National Chairman of the ADC,” he said.

According to him, the alleged scheme is being driven by an unnamed APC governor in collaboration with a senior security official in Abuja.