- Major Crisis Rocks ADC as Rival Factions Suspend Each Other
- One faction backs Kingsley Ogga, while another insists he was expelled.
- Crisis deepens as Hon. Leke Abejide’s leadership faces fresh challenges.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kogi State has descended into a major leadership crisis as rival factions of the party issued suspensions against each other over alleged anti-party activities.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that at a meeting on Monday, the State Working Committee (SWC) announced the suspension of the party’s only elected lawmaker in Nigeria, Hon. Leke Abejide, who represents Yagba Federal Constituency, alongside four others: Dr. Idris Omede, Hon. Johnson Tayo, Lukman Usman Adedayo, and Olabode Kayode.
Speaking to journalists, State Secretary John Adaji said the suspensions, effective from August 4, 2025, were endorsed by the SWC and linked to insubordination and anti-party conduct. He added that the affected members must appear before the National Working Committee next Monday in Abuja for further disciplinary action. The SWC also passed a vote of confidence in State Chairman Kingsley Temitope Ogga and Adaji.
However, another faction swiftly countered, insisting that Ogga had long been expelled from the party. Addressing reporters, factional Public Relations Officer Johnson Tayo described Ogga’s purported leadership as “a figment of his own imagination,” claiming his expulsion in 2022 was ratified at the ward, local government, and state levels.
The faction also dismissed the ADC Coalition Movement led by former Senate President David Mark, saying it does not represent the will of party members in Kogi. Tayo maintained that Hon. Leke Abejide remains the legitimate leader of the party in the state as the only elected ADC representative nationwide.
The escalating feud threatens to deepen divisions in the ADC, potentially weakening its structure ahead of future political contests.
