Reporting by **Premium Times** indicates that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has plunged into a deeper crisis following the emergence of a new faction led by several state chairpersons. This breakaway group has publicly endorsed recent actions taken by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against the rival faction led by David Mark, effectively splitting the party’s structure.
The interim leadership announced by the state chairmen claims to have taken over the party’s national Secretariat to “save it from total collapse.” This internal warfare comes at a critical time when opposition parties are attempting to form a united front, threatening to neutralize the ADC’s influence in upcoming local government elections.
**The Nation** noted that “the internal rift within the ADC is a reflection of wider instability in opposition ranks,” and **Tribune** highlighted that “the David Mark-led faction has dismissed the new group as an illegal assembly of impostors.”
**Echotitbits take:** The ADC has often been the “third way” for Nigerian voters, but this fragmentation makes them look like a distraction. If the courts don’t resolve this leadership dispute quickly, the party risks being deregistered or rendered irrelevant by the time the next major election cycle begins.
Source: Premium Times – https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/870098-adc-crisis-deepens-as-new-faction-emerges-backs-inecs-stance.html?tztc=1, April 8, 2026
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