The African Democratic Congress (ADC), has said it will engage aggrieved members but will not appease those with “ulterior motives” to destabilise the party.
The ADC interim National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, disclosed this while addressing newsmen on Saturday in Abuja.
Abdullahi alleged that some political agents were attempting to destabilise the opposition, similar to what happened to the PDP, Labour Party, and Social Democratic Party (SDP).
“We have people, even within leadership ranks, who voluntarily resigned their positions. Some have also expressed grievances against the party,” Abdullahi said.
“But when people act belligerently, with clear ulterior motives to destabilise the party, we cannot continue appeasing such individuals,” he warned.
Abdullahi said the “ADC is united and not factionalised in any way,” adding that the new leadership emerged from the 99th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting.
Abdullahi dismissed claims that a recent court order restrained the party’s leadership from functioning, describing such reports as false and misleading.
“The court only rejected the prayer and requested our appearance on 15 September. INEC has already recognised our leadership,” Abdullahi clarified.
The party spokesman maintained that the ADC leadership was unmoved by such distractions.
“We’ve taken our decisions, moved on, and are focused on building our party,” he said.
“Now, Sen. David Mark and Mr Rauf Aregbesola can legitimately sign and issue membership cards,” Abdullahi added.
